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THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 



FROM THE 

COMMON SERVICE BOOK 

OF THE 

LUTHERAN CHURCH 



PHILADELPHIA 

THE LUTHERAN PUBLICATION SOCIETY 

THE GENERAL COUNCIL PUBLICATION BOARD 



COLUMBIA, 8. C, 

THE LUTHERAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION 

1918 



Authorized by 



THE GENERAL SYNOD 

THE GENERAL COUNCIL 

THE UNITED SYNOD IN THE SOUTH 









Copyright, 1918, by 



THE GENERAL SYNOD OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 
IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

THE TRUSTEES OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL 
OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA 

THE UNITED SYNOD OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 
IN THE SOUTH 



DEC 141918 \ 



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CONTENTS 



PAGE 

Order for the Baptism of Infants 5 

Confirmation of Lay Baptism 10 

| Order for the Baptism of Adults 11 

Order for Confirmation 15 

Order for Public Confession 19 

- Order for Private Confession and Absolution 25 

Order for the Communion of the Sick 26 

Lessons and Prayers for the Sick 30 

The Uses of Affliction 30 

Knowledge of Sin and Repentance 32 

Assurance of Forgiveness through Faith in Christ .... 34 

Patience under Suffering, and Trust in God's Help ... 37 

Preparation for Death '. 39 

Hope of Resurrection and Eternal Life 41 

Additional Prayers 43 

Order for the Commendation of the Dying 44 

Order for the Burial of the Dead 46 

The Service at the Grave 63 

Order for Marriage 65 

Order for Ordination 70 

Order for the Installation of a Pastor 76 

Order for Laying the Corner-stone of a Church 80 

Order for the Dedication of a Church 84 

Order for the Opening of Synods 90 

Order for the Closing of Synods 94 

Order for the Installation of a Church Council 97 

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ORDER FOR THE BAPTISM OF 

INFANTS 



f Baptism should be administered at a public Service. When cir- 
cumstances demand, it may be administered privately, but public 
announcement thereof shall afterward be made. Parents are urged 
not to delay the baptism of their children. 

r The names of the parents, of the sponsors, and of the child, with the 
date and place of birth and of baptism, shall be entered in the Record 
of the Congregation, and a proper certificate issued. 

II Only members of the Church shall be accepted as sponsors. 

If Baptism may be administered at any of the regular Services or at a 
specially appointed Service. When administered at The Service, the 
Order here given may follow the Creed or the General Prayer; when 
at Vespers, it may follow the Lessons or the Sermon; when at a spe- 
cially appointed Service, the Order may be preceded by a Hymn. 

If The Minister may lay his hand on the head of the child during the 
repetition of the Lord's Prayer. 



I 



If The Minister shall say: 
*$ the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holv Ghost. Amen. 



DEARLY Beloved: Forasmuch as all men are con- 
ceived and born in sin, and our Saviour Jesus 
Christ hath said, Except a man be born of water and 
of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God : 
I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ, that of His goodness and mercy He 
will receive this child, by baptism, into the Church of the 
Redeemer, and make him a living member of the same. 

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Let us pray. 

ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God, the Father of 
l\. our Lord Jesus Christ: We call upon Thee for 
this child, and beseech Thee to bestow upon him the 
gift of Thy baptism and Thine everlasting grace by the 
washing of regeneration. Receive him, O Lord, as 
Thou hast promised by Thy well-beloved Son, saying: 
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; 
knock, and it shall be opened unto you; through the 
same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

% Then shall the Minister say: 

HEAR the Holy Gospel, which saith: 
They brought young children to Him, that He 
should touch them: and His disciples rebuked those 
that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, He 
was much displeased, and said unto them: Suffer 
the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them 
not, for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say 
unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of 
God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And 
He took them up in His arms, put His hands upon 
them, and blessed them. 

Our Lord Jesus Christ said: 

A LL power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. 
jCJL Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing 
them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things 
whatsoever I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with 
you alway, even unto the end of the world. 

He that belie veth and is baptized shall be saved. 

If Then shall all say: 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done 
on earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 



ORDER FOR THE BAPTISM OF INFANTS 7 

bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us; And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

If Then shall the Minister say to those who present the child: 

IN obedience to our Lord's command you bring this 
child for Holy Baptism. I therefore ask you: 
Do you renounce the devil, and all his works, and all 
his ways? 

Answer: Yes, I renounce. 

If Then shall the Minister say: 

Let us all confess the Faith into which we have been 
baptized, and into which this child is now to be baptized. 

If Then shall all say the Apostles' Creed. 

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of 
heaven and earth. 

And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
dead, and buried; He descended into hell; The third 
day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into 
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of (rod the Father 
Almighty; From thence He shall come to judge the 
quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Christian 
Church, the Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of 
sins; The Resurrection of the body; And the Life ever- 
lasting. Amen. 

% Then, addressing those who present the child, the Minister shall say: 

Do you present this child to be baptized into this 
Christian Faith? 

Ansvjer: I do. 



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Do you promise to instruct him in the Word of God, 
and to bring him up in the nurture and admonition of 
the Lord? 

Answer: Yes, I promise. 

If The Minister may now ash: How shall this child be named? and 
shall then baptize him by applying the ivater three times as he saith: 

NI BAPTIZE thee: 
• j In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

If Then the Minister, laying his hand on the head of the child, shall say: 
ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
a\ Christ, Who hath begotten thee again of water 
and the Holy Ghost, and hath forgiven thee all thy sin, 
strengthen thee with His grace unto life everlasting. 
Amen. 

Peace be with thee. 

If Then shall the Minister say: 

Let us pray. 

ALMIGHTY and most Merciful God and Father, 
Jl\ we thank Thee that Thou dost graciously pre- 
serve and extend Thy Church, and that Thou hast 
granted to this child the new birth in Holy Baptism, 
and received him as Thy child and heir to Thy kingdom; 
and we humbly beseech Thee to defend and keep him 
in this grace, that he may never depart from Thee, but 
may always live according to Thy will, and finally re- 
ceive the fullness of Thy promise in Thine eternal king- 
dom; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
ever One God, world without end. Amen. 

If Then shall the Minister say to those who have presented the child: 

1NOW admonish you who have done so charitable a 
work to this child in his Baptism, that ye diligently 
and faithfully teach him the Ten Commandments, the 
Creed, and the Lord's Prayer; and that, as he grows in 



ORDER FOR THE BAPTISM OF INFANTS 9 

years, ye place in his hands the Holy Scriptures, bring 
him to the Services of God's House; and provide for his 
instruction in the Christian Faith, that, abiding in the 
covenant of his Baptism, and in communion with the 
Church, he may be brought up to lead a godly life until 
the day of Jesus Christ. Amen. 

If Then shall the Minister say: 

THE Blessing of Almighty God, the Father, the Son, 
and the Holy Ghost, be with you alway. Amen. 



AN ALTERNATE FORM OF QUESTIONS 

If In place of the questions, page 7, the following, which are of ancient 
origin and ivide usage in the Church, may be used. 

SINCE in Christian love you present this child for Holy Baptism, 
I call upon you to answer in his stead. 
Dost thou renounce the devil, and all his works, and all his ways? 
Answer: Yes, I renounce. 

Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven 
and earth? And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord; Who was 
conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered 
under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried; Descended into 
hell ; The third day rose again from the dead ; Ascended into heaven, 
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; Whence 
He shall come to judge the quick and the dead? And in the Holy 
Ghost; The holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints; The 
Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body; And the Life 
everlasting? 

Answer: I believe. 

Dost thou desire to be baptized into this Christian Faith? 
Answer: I do. 

If The baptism shall then proceed according to the Order (page 8) . 
beginning with the words: N., I baptize thee, etc. 



LAY BAPTISM 

r If the child be in extreme illness, and there be no time to call the 
Minister, any Christian man or woman may administer baptism, 
being careful to use v:ith the water, the words: N., I baptize thee: In 
the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
Amen. The Lord's Prayer may then be said. 



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If Such baptism shall, in all cases, be reported to the Minister, who 
shall inquire: Whether the child was baptized with water; In the 
Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost? // 
he so find, he shall enter the same in the Record of the Congregation 
as a true Christian baptism., but if he be uncertain whether the child 
has been properly baptized, he shall baptize him according to the 
Order. 

CONFIRMATION OF LAY BAPTISM 

If Baptism administered by a lay person may afterward be publicly con- 
firmed at a Service of the Church. In such case the child shall be 
brought to the church, and the person who administered the baptism 
and the witnesses shall also be present. 

% The Minister shall ask the following questions: 

BY whom was this baptism administered? 
Who were present? 
Was the child baptized with water? 

Was the child baptized with the use of the words: In the Name of 
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost? 

% These questions having been satisfactorily answered, the Minister 
shall say: 

FORASMUCH as you have done this in obedience to the com- 
mand of our Lord Jesus Christ, I declare this baptism to have 
been properly administered. 

Let us pray. 

% Then the Minister, laying his hand upon the head of the child, shall say 
the Lord's Prayer. 

1f Then shall he say: 

A LMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who hath 
1JL begotten thee again of water and the Holy Ghost, and hath for- 
given thee all thy sin, strengthen thee with His grace unto life ever- 
lasting. Amen. 

Peace be with thee. 



ORDER FOR THE BAPTISM OF -ADULTS 1] 

ORDER FOR THE BAPTISM OF 
ADULTS 



If When a person who has not been baptized in infancy, desires to 
confess his faith in Christ and to receive Holy Baptism, he shall 
first be instructed in the Christian Faith as it is set forth in the Small 
Catechism. 

If The baptism of adults shall be administered in the church, in the 
presence of the Congregation, except in cases of urgent necessity. 
When administered privately, public announcement of the baptism 
shall be made at the next Service of the Congregation. 



If The Candidate shall present himself for baptism, and the Minister, 
addressing the Congregation, shall say: 

DEARLY Beloved: Forasmuch as all men are con- 
ceived and bom in sin, and by thought, word, and 
deed, transgress God's Holy Law; and forasmuch as our 
Saviour Jesus Christ hath said, Except a man be born 
of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the king- 
dom of God : I beseech you to call upon God, the Father, 
through our Lord Jesus Christ, that, of His goodness' 
and mercy, He will receive this person by baptism into 
the Church of the Redeemer, and make him a living 
member of the same. 

Let us pray. 

A LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, the Father of our 
Xjl Lord Jesus Christ : We call upon Thee for this Thy 
servant, and beseech Thee to bestow upon him the gift 
of Thy baptism and Thine everlasting grace by the 
washing of regeneration. Receive him, O Lord, as 
Thou hast promised by Thy well-beloved Son, saying: 
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; 
knock, and it shall be opened unto you; through the 
same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 



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If Then shall the Minister say: 

HEAR the words of our Lord Jesus Christ : 
All power is given unto Me in heaven and in 
earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptiz- 
ing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all 
things whatsoever I have commanded you; and, lo, I 
am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. 
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. 

If Then shall all say: 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us; And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

1[ Then shall the Minister ash the person to be baptized: 

DOST thou renounce the devil, and all his works, 
and all his ways? 

Answer: Yes, I renounce. 

Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, 
Maker of heaven and earth? And in Jesus Christ His 
only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy 
Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius 
Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried; Descended 
into hell; The third day rose again from the dead; As- 
cended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of 
God the Father Almighty; Whence He shall come to 
judge the quick and the dead? And in the Holy Ghost; 
The holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints; 
The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body; 
and the Life everlasting? 

Answer: I believe. 



ORDER FOR THE BAPTISM OF ADULTS 13 

Dost thou desire to be baptized into this Christian 
Faith? 

Answer: I do. 

Dost thou promise to abide in this Faith? 
Answer: Yes, by the help of God. 

Dost thou promise, as a member of the Evangelical 
Lutheran Church, to remain faithful to its teachings, 
and to be diligent in the use of the Means of Grace? 

Ansiver: Yes, by the help of God. 

Tf Then shall the Candidate kneel, and the Minister shall baptize him by 
applying the water three times as he saith: 

NI BAPTIZE thee: 
• j In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

1f Then the Minister, laying his hand on the head of the person bap- 
tized, shall say: 

A LMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
XJL Christ, Who hath begotten thee again of water 
and the Holy Ghost, and hath forgiven thee all thy 
sins, strengthen thee with His grace unto life everlast- 
ing. Amen. 

Peace be with thee. 
If Then shall the Congregation rise, and the Minister shall say: 

Let us pray. 

A LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, Who hast vouch- 
l\ safed to regenerate this Thy servant by water 
and the Spirit, and hast forgiven him all his sins: 
Strengthen him, we beseech Thee, with the Holy Ghost, 
the Comforter; and daily increase in him Thy manifold 
gifts of grace: the spirit of wisdom and understanding; 
the spirit of counsel and might; the spirit of knowledge 
and of the fear of the Lord, now and forever; through 



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Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, 
world without end. Amen. 

Tf Then shall the person, baptized rise, and the Minister, giving his right 
hand, shall say: 

IN the Name of the Lord Jesus, Whom thou hast con- 
fessed and promised to serve, I hereby declare thee 
a member of this Congregation, and authorize thee to 
receive the Lord's Supper and to participate in all the 
spiritual privileges of the Church. 

If Then shall the Minister say to the Congregation: 
A ND now, I admonish you, the members of this 
iV Congregation, to acknowledge and receive this 
your fellow-member as your brother and heir with you in 
Christ Jesus, and ever to pray that God may perfect 
the work which He hath begun in him by His Holy 
Spirit. 

If Then shall the Minister say: 

THE Blessing of Almighty God, the Father, the 
Son, and the Holy Ghost, be with thee alway. 

Amen. 

If When adults are admitted to the Church by the Sacrament of Holy 
Baptism, the Rite of Confirmation shall not be administered to them. 

Tf If adults are to be baptized and others are to be confirmed at the same 
Service, Baptism shall first be administered according to the foregoing 
Order, beginning with the Prayer: Almighty and Everlasting God, 
and concluding with the words: Peace be with thee, after the bap- 
tism. The persons baptized shall remain at the Altar, or if baptized 
at the Font they shall now come to the Altar. 

If Then shall follow the Confirmation, according to the Order provided, 
as far as and including the Prayer of Blessing. 

If Then shall the persons baptized and those confirmed rise, and the 
Minister, giving his right hand to each, shall say: In the Name of 
the Lord Jesus, etc., and the Service shall continue according to 
the Order for Confirmation, except that the Lord's Prayer shall 
be omitted. 



ORDER FOR CONFIRMATION 15 



ORDER FOR CONFIRMATION 



1f Candidates for Confirmation shall be instructed in the Christian 
Faith, as it is set forth in the Small Catechism, and be approved in 
such manner as may be deemed satisfactory by the Pastor and Church 
Council. 

1f Confirmation admits to all the spiritual rights and privileges of the 
Church; participation in the temporal affairs of the Congregation is 
governed by its Constitution. 

^ The Seasons of Easter and Pentecost have been regarded from 
ancient times as the most fitting for the administration of Confirma- 
tion , though it may be administered at any time. 

^ Confirmation shall be administered at a public Service of the Con- 
gregation. In case of serious illness or pressing necessity, it may 
be administered privately in the presence of members* of the Church. 
In such case the Confirmation shall be publicly announced to the 
Congregation. 

If When Confirmation is administered at The Service, this Order shall 
follow the General Prayer. 



Tf A Hymn of Invocation of the Holy Ghost shall be sung. 

1f Then shall the Minister announce the names of those to be confirmed, 
and they shall come to the Altar. 

% Then shall the Minister say: 

DEARLY Beloved: In Holy Baptism you were 
received by our Lord Jesus Christ and made mem- 
bers of His Holy Church; in accordance with our Lord's 
command, you have been instructed in the Word of God 
and led to the knowledge of His will and of His gracious 
Gospel; and you now desire to be confirmed. 
I therefore ask each of you : 

DOST thou renounce the devil, and all his works, 
and all his ways? 

Answer: Yes, I renounce. 
Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty? 
Answer: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker 
of heaven and earth. 



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Dost thou believe in Jesus Christ? 

Answer: I believe in Jesus Christ His only Son, our 
Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of 
the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was 
crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell; 
The third day He rose again from the dead; He as- 
cended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of 
God, the Father Almighty; From thence He shall come 
to judge the quick and the dead. 

Dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost? 

Answer: I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy 
Christian Church, the Communion of Saints; The 
Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body; 
And the Life everlasting. 

Dost thou promise to abide in this Faith? 
Answer: Yes, by the help of God. 

Dost thou promise, as a member of the Evangelical 
Lutheran Church, to remain faithful to its teachings 
and to be diligent in the use of the Means of Grace? 

Answer: Yes, by the help of God. 

1f Then shall the Minister say: 
Let us pray. 

A LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, Who hast vouch- 
l\ safed to regenerate these Thy servants by water 
and the Spirit, and hast forgiven them all their sins: 
Strengthen them, we beseech Thee, with the Holy 
Ghost, the Comforter; and daily increase in them Thy 
manifold gifts of grace : the spirit of wisdom and under- 
standing; the spirit of counsel and might; the spirit of 
knowledge and of the fear of the Lord, now and forever; 
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen, 



ORDER FOR CONFIRMATION 17 

fl" Then shall the candidates kneel, and the Minister shall lay his hand, 

or hands, on the head of each and say the Prayer of Blessing. 

Tf A Text of Holy Scripture for each candidate may be said before the 

Prayer of Blessing. 

THE Father in Heaven, for Jesus' sake, renew and 
increase in thee the gift of the Holy Ghost, to 
thy strengthening in faith, to thy growth in grace, to 
thy patience in suffering, and to the blessed hope of 
everlasting life. 

If Each one confirmed shall say: 
Amen. 

Tf Then shall they rise, and the Minister, giving his right hand to each, 
shall say: 

IN the Name of the Lord Jesus, Whom thou hast con- 
fessed and promised to serve, I hereby declare thee 
a member of this Congregation, and authorize thee to 
receive the Lord's Supper and to participate in all the 
spiritual privileges of the Church. 

1f Then shall the Congregation rise and the Minister shall say: 

AND now, I admonish you, the members of this 
l Congregation, to acknowledge and receive these 
your fellow-members as your brethren and heirs with 
you in Christ Jesus, and ever to pray that God may per- 
fect the work which He hath begun in them by His Holy 
Spirit. 

% Then shall the Minister say: 

The Lord be with you. 
1$. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 

ALMIGHTY and Merciful God, Heavenly Father, 
L Who only workest in us to will and to do the 
things that please Thee : Confirm, we beseech Thee, the 
work which Thou hast begun in these Thy servants; 
that, abiding in the communion of Thy Church and in 
the faith of Thy Gospel, no false doctrine, no lusts of the 



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flesh, nor love of the world may lead them away from 
Thee, nor from the truth which they have confessed; 
but that, in joyful obedience to Thy Word, they may 
ever know Thee more perfectly, love Thee more fer- 
vently, and serve Thee in every good word and deed, 
to the blessing of their fellow-men, the edification of Thy 
people and the glory of Thy Name; through Jesus Christ, 
Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, 
and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. 
Amen. 

If Then shall all say: 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done 
on earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us; And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

H Then shall the Minister dismiss them, saying: 

THE Blessing of Almighty God, the Father, the Son, 
and the Holy Ghost, be with you alway. Amen. 



1f Then, if the Administration of the Holy Communion does not follow, 
Psalm 23 or a Hymn may be sung, and the Benediction shall be said. 



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ORDER FOR PUBLIC CONFESSION 19 

ORDER FOR PUBLIC CONFESSION 

PREPARATORY TO THE HOLY 
COMMUNION 



\\ The Order for Public Confession is a Vesper Service, and should be 
appointed for the afternoon or evening of the Friday or Saturday pre- 
ceding the Holy Communion, when all who purpose to commune should 
be present. 

If When the Confessional Service immediately precedes The Service, the 
Order shall begin with the words: In the Name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 1$. Amen. Then shall follow: 
The Exhortation, the Confession, the Absolution and the New 
Testament Benediction. The Service shall begin with the Introit 
for the Day. 

1f A Hymn of Invocation of the Holy Ghost, or another suitable Hymn 

may be sung. 
If The Versicles with the Gloria Patri shall be sung or said, the Congre- 
gation standing until the end of the Psalm. 



MAKE haste, O God, to deliver me. 
B?. Make haste to help me, O Lord. 
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. 

Jtf. A broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou 
wilt not despise. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

57. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

If Then shall be sung or said this Psalm: 
Psalm 51. Miserere mei, Deus. 

HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy 
loving kindness : according unto the multitude 
of Thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. 

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity : and cleanse 
me from my sin. 

For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is 
ever before me. 



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Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done this 
evil in Thy sight: that Thou mightest be justified when 
Thou speakest, and be clear when Thou judgest. 

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity : and in sin did my 
mother conceive me. 

Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts : and 
in the hidden part Thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash 
me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 

Make me to hear joy and gladness: that the bones 
which Thou hast broken may rejoice. 

Hide Thy face from my sins: and blot out all mine 
iniquities. 

Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a 
right spirit within me. 

Cast me not away from Thy presence : and take not 
Thy Holy Spirit from me. 

Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation: and up- 
hold me with Thy free Spirit. 

Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways : and sinners 
shall be converted unto Thee. 

O Lord, open Thou my lips: and my mouth shall 
show forth Thy praise. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. Amen. 

If Then shall one or more of the following Lessons of Holy Scripture 
be read: 



Exodus 20 : 1-17. 


Matthew 


11 : 25-30. 


Daniel 9 : 4-9, 17-19. 


Mark 12 


: 28-31. 


Isaiah 57 : 14-21. 


Luke 13 


1-9. 


Isaiah 1 : 11-18. 


Luke 15 


1, 2, 11-31 


1 John 1 : 5-9. 


John 13 : 


1-17. 


1 Corinthians 11 : 23-29. 


John 20 : 


19-23. 


Matthew 5 : 21-29. 







Tf Then may follow an Address or Sermon, after which shall be sung a 

Hymn. 



ORDER FOR PUBLIC CONFESSION 21 

Tf Then shall the Congregation rise, and the Minister shall read the 
folloicing Exhortation : 

DEARLY Beloved! Forasmuch as we purpose to 
come to the Holy Supper of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, it becometh us diligently to examine ourselves, 
as St. Paul exhorteth us. For this Holy Sacrament 
hath been instituted for the special comfort and strength- 
ening of those who humbly confess their sins, and who 
hunger and thirst after righteousness. 

But if we thus examine ourselves, we shall find in us 
nothing but sin and death, from which we can in no wise 
set ourselves free. Therefore our Lord Jesus Christ 
hath had mercy upon us, and hath taken upon Himself 
our nature, that so He might fulfill for us the whole 
will and law of God, and for us and for our deliverance 
suffer death and all that we by our sins have deserved. 
And to the end that we should the more confidently be- 
lieve this, and be strengthened by our faith in cheerful 
obedience to His will, He hath instituted the Holy 
Sacrament of His Supper, in which He giveth us His 
Body to eat, and His Blood to drink. 

Therefore whoso eateth of this Bread and drinketh 
of this Cup, firmly believing the words of Christ, dwell- 
eth in Christ, and Christ in Him, and hath eternal life. 

We should also do this in remembrance of Him, show- 
ing His death, that He was delivered for our offences, 
and raised again for our justification, and, rendering unto 
Him most hearty thanks for the same, take up our 
cross and follow Him; and, according to His command- 
ment, love one another even as He hath loved us. For 
we are all one body, even as we are all partakers of this 
one Bread, and drink of this one Cup. 

Let us pray. 

ALMIGHTY God, unto Whom all hearts are open, 
l all desires known, and from Whom no secrets are 
hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspira- 
tion of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love 



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Thee, and worthily magnify Thy holy Name; through 
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 



i 



Tf Then shall the Minister begin the Confession, as here followeth: 
ASK you in the presence of iUmighty God, Who 
searcheth the heart: 



DO you truly acknowledge, confess, and lament 
that you are by nature sinful, and that by omit- 
ting to do good and by doing evil you have in thought, 
word, and deed, grieved and offended your God and 
Saviour, and thereby justly deserved His condemna- 
tion? 

If this be the sincere confession of your hearts, de- 
clare it by saying: Yes. 

Answer: Yes. 

DO you truly believe that Jesus Christ came into 
the world to save sinners, and that all who believe 
on His Name receive the forgiveness of sins? Do you, 
therefore, earnestly desire to be delivered from all your 
sins, and are you confident that it is the gracious will 
of your Heavenly Father, for Christ's Sake, to forgive 
your sins and to cleanse you from all unrighteous- 
ness? 

If so, confess it by saying: Yes. 
Answer: Yes. 

IS it your earnest purpose, henceforth, to be obedient 
to the Holy Spirit, so as to hate and forsake all 
manner of sin, to live as in God's presence, and to strive 
daily after holiness of heart and life? 

If so, answer: Yes. 

Answer: Yes. 

Let us humbly kneel, and make confession unto God, 
imploring His forgiveness through Jesus Christ our Lord. 



ORDER FOR PUBLIC CONFESSION 28 

1f Then shall all kneel, and say: 

OGOD, our Heavenly Father, I confess unto Thee 
that I have grievously sinned against Thee in 
many ways; not only by outward transgression, but also 
by secret thoughts and desires, which I cannot fully 
understand, but which are all known unto Thee. I do 
earnestly repent, and am heartily sorry for these my 
offences, and I beseech Thee of Thy great goodness to 
have mercy upon me, and for the sake of Thy dear 
Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, to forgive my sins, and 
graciously to help my infirmities. Amen. 

T Then shall the Minister rise and say*the Absolution. The Congre- 
gation shall remain kneeling until after the Benediction. 

ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, hath had 
l mercy upon us, and for the sake of the sufferings, 
death, and resurrection of His dear Son, Jesus Christ, 
our Lord, forgiveth us all our sins. As a Minister of 
the Church of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore 
declare unto you who do truly repent and believe in 
Him, the entire forgiveness of all your sins: In the 
Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost. 

On the other hand, by the same authority, I declare 
unto the impenitent and unbelieving, that so long as 
they continue in their impenitence, God hath not for- 
given their sins, and will assuredly visit their iniquities 
upon them, if they turn not from their evil ways, and 
come to true repentance and faith in Christ, ere the 
day of grace be ended. 

IT Then shall the Minister kneel, and all shall say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us; And lead us not into 



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temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

If Then shall the Minister say the Collect for the Day except when The 
Service immediately follows this Order. 

\ Then may other suitable Collects be said, and after them the Collect 
for Peace. 

f. The Lord will give strength unto His people. 
B/. The Lord will bless His people with peace. 

OGOD, from Whom all holy desires, all good coun- 
sels, and all just works do proceed: Give unto Thy 
servants that peace, which the world cannot give; that 
our hearts may be set to obey Thy commandments, and 
also that by Thee, we, being defended from the fear of 
our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness; 
through the merits of Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee, and the Holy Ghost, ever 
One God, world without end. Amen. 

^f The Minister shall rise and say the Benediction. 

THE Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love 
of God, and the Communion of the Holy Ghost, 
be with you all. Amen. 



* 



ORDER FOR PRIVATE CONFESSION 25 

ORDER FOR PRIVATE CONFES- 
SION AND ABSOLUTION 



1[ Private Confession and Absolution has been used by the Church from 
ancient times, and persons who are burdened in conscience on ac- 
count of sin may always seek the personal ministration of the Pastor 
before the Holy Communion, or at any other time. In such case the 
Penitent may use his own words or the following Confession: 

OGOD, our Heavenly Father, I confess unto Thee 
that I have grievously sinned against Thee in 
many ways; not only by outward transgression, but 
also by secret thoughts and desires, which I cannot fully 
understand, but which are all known unto Thee. I do 
earnestly repent, and am heartily sorry for these my 
offences, and I beseech Thee of Thy great goodness to 
have mercy upon me, and for the sake of Thy dear Son, 
Jesus Christ, our Lord, to forgive my sins, and gra- 
ciously to help my infirmities. Amen. 

If After the Confession, the Pastor shall say the Absolution: 

ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, hath had 
iV mercy upon thee, and for the sake of the suffer- 
ings, death, and resurrection of His dear Son Jesus 
Christ, our Lord, forgiveth thee all thy sins. Upon 
the confession which thou hast made, and in obedience 
to our Lord's command, I declare unto thee the entire 
forgiveness of all thy sins: In the Name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 

1f Then shall the Pastor say: 

THE Blessing of Almighty God, the Father, the 
Son. and the Holy Ghost, be with thee alway. 
Amen. 



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ORDER FOR THE COMMUNION OF 
THE SICK 



If The Lord's Supper shall be administered only to those who sincerely 
repent and believe in Jesus Christ, and toho are able rightly to receive 
the Bread and Wine; whereof the Minister shall be reasonably assured 
before administering the Sacrament. 

% If the sick person be so weak, or in such peril of death, that the entire 
Order here given cannot be followed, it shall suffice to use the Words of 
Institution, and to administer the Bread and Wine. 

If Confession and Absolution should always precede the Communion 
of the Sick. 

If The sick person may use his own words, or the following Confession; 
or, the Minister may say these words, the sick person consenting 
thereto and affirming the confession as his own; or, the Minister may 
use the Order for Public Confession, or parts thereof. 



% The Minister shall say: 

DEARLY Beloved: Forasmuch as thou desirest 
to receive the Holy Sacrament of the Body and 
Biood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, for the 
comfort and relief of thy conscience, and for the 
strengthening of thy faith, in this thine affliction; it 
is meet and right that thou shouldest make confession 
of thy sins, obtain in the Absolution assurance of 
forgiveness, and thus be prepared worthily to receive 
the Holy Supper. 

If The sick person may say: 

OGOD, our Heavenly Father, I confess unto Thee 
that I have grievously sinned against Thee in 
many ways; not only by outward transgression, but 
also by secret thoughts and desires, which I cannot fully 
understand, but which are all known unto Thee. I do 
earnestly repent, and am heartily sorry for these my 
offences, and I beseech Thee of Thy great goodness to 
have mercy upon me, and for the sake of Thy dear Son, 
Jesus Christ, our Lord, to forgive my sins, and gra- 
ciously to help my infirmities. Amen. 



ORDER FOR THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK 27 

If Then shall the Minister give the Absolution, saying: 

\ LMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, hath had 
jl~\ mercy upon thee, and for the sake of the suffer- 
ings, death, and resurrection of His dear Son Jesus 
Christ, our Lord, forgiveth thee all thy sins. Upon 
the confession which thou hast made, and in obedience 
to our Lord's command, I declare unto thee the entire 
forgiveness of all thy sins : In the Name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 

% Then shall the Minister say: 

THE Blessing of Almighty God, the Father, the 
Son, and the Holy Ghost, be with thee alway. 
Amen. 

If Then shall the Minister prepare for the Administration of the Sacra- 
ment. 

If The regular Order for the Holy Communion may be used, or the 
following Order. 

If Then shall the Minister say this Introit: 

UNTO Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. O my 
God, I trust in Thee : let me not be ashamed. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 

If Then shall the Minister say the Gospel, John 3 : 16. 

GOD so loved the world, that He gave His Only- 
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him 
should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

If Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed. 

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker 
of heaven and earth. 

And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 



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dead, and buried; He descended into hell; The third 
day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into 
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the 
Father Almighty; From thence He shall come to judge 
the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Christian 
Church, the Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness 
of sins; The Resurrection of the body; And the Life 
everlasting. Amen. 

If Then shall the Minister turn to the table whereon the Bread and Wine 
have been placed, and shall say: 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us; And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

1f Then shall he take the Paten, with the Bread, and say: 

OUR Lord Jesus Christ, in the night in which He 
was betrayed, took bread; and when He had given 
thanks, He brake it, and gave it to His disciples, say- 
ing, Take, eat; this is My Body, which is given for 
you; this do in remembrance of Me. 

Tf Then shall he give the Bread, saying: 

TAKE and eat, this is the Body of Christ, given for 
thee. 

^[ Then shall he take the Cup, and say: 

AFTER the same manner also. He took the cup, 
i, when He had supped, and when He had given 
thanks, He gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all 
of it; this cup is the New Testament in My Blood, 
which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission 



ORDER FOR THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK 29 

of sins; this do, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance 
of Me. 

If Then shall he give the Wine, saying: 

TAKE and drink, this is the Blood of the New Testa- 
ment, shed for thy sins. 

If After he hath given the Bread and the Cup, the Minister shall say: 

THE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ and His precious 
Blood strengthen and preserve thee in true faith 
unto everlasting life. 

If Then shall be said the Thanksgiving: 

¥. O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, 
ty. And His mercy endureth for ever. 

WE thank Thee, Almighty God, that Thou hast re- 
freshed this Thy servant with this salutary gift; 
and we beseech Thee, of Thy mercy, to strengthen him, 
through the same, in faith toward Thee, in love toward 
all mankind, in patience under trials, and in the blessed 
hope of everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ, Thy 
Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee 
and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. 
Amen. 

If Then shall the Minister say: 

THE Lord bless thee, and keep thee. 
The Lord make His face shine upon thee, and be 
gracious unto thee. 

The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, and give 
thee peace. Amen. 



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LESSONS AND PRAYERS FOR 
THE SICK 



If The Lessons and Prayers here following are intended for the guid- 
ance of the Minister in the visitation of the sick, and for private use by 
the afflicted. 

If In cases of illness the Minister should be informed, in order that he 
may visit the sick person and comfort and strengthen him with Word 
and Sacrament. 

If The Minister's visits should be brief. 

If The Minister may, at his discretion, read suitable passages of Scrip- 
ture, as indicated below, and shall say one or more of the Prayers, or 
any other suitable prayer. 

I 

THE USES OF AFFLICTION 

Psalms 

27, 30, 42. 
Lessons 

James 5 : 14-16; Jer. 29 : 11-14; Lam. 3 : 18-33; 
Matt. 8 : 1-13; John 5 : 1-14; Heb. 12 : 6-13; James 
1 : 2-12; 1 Peter 1 : 3-25; 4 : 1-19. 

Sentences 

MANY are the afflictions of the righteous: but the 
Lord delivereth him out of them all. Ps. 34 : 19. 

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that 
goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall 
doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his 
sheaves with him. Ps. 126 : 5,6. 

Whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as the 
father the son in whom he delighteth. Prov. 3 : 12. 

Behold, I have refined thee: I have chosen thee in 
the furnace of affliction. Isa. 48 : 10. 

My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are 



LESSONS AND PRAYERS FOR THE SICK 31 

your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the hea- 
vens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher 
than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 
Isa. 55 : 8, 9. 

I have loved thee with an everlasting love; there- 
fore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Jer. 
31 : 3. 

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, 
worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight 
of glory; while we look not at the things which are 
seen, but at the things which are not seen. 2 Cor. 4 : 
17, 18. 

We glory in tribulations; knowing that tribulation 
worketh patience; and patience, experience; and ex- 
perience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed: because 
the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy 
Ghost which is given unto us. Rom. 5 : 3-5. 

I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are 
not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall 
be revealed in us. Rom. 8 : 18. 



Prayers 

ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, Who ten- 
l\ derly carest for us in our need and sorrow, and 
gavest thy Son to be tempted in all points like as we 
are, yet without sin, that we might have a faithful High 
Priest Who can be touched with the feeling of our in- 
firmities: We Thy children beseech Thee to strengthen 
and comfort our afflicted brother by Thy Holy Spirit in 
faith and patience, that his sickness may be to Thy 
glory and the salvation of his soul; through the same 
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

OLORD, look down from heaven, behold, visit and 
relieve Thy servant, for whom we offer our sup- 
plications; look upon him with the eyes of Thy mercy; 
give him comfort and sure confidence in Thee; defend 



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him from the danger of the enemy, and keep him in 
perpetual peace and safety; through Jesus Christ, Thy 
Son, our Lord. Amen. 

For Use by the Afflicted 

OGOD, Who ever beholdest Thy children with 
tender affection: Incline Thine ear to my suppli- 
cations, and graciously regard me, upon whom Thou 
hast laid the hand of affliction; visit me with Thy salva- 
tion, and bestow upon me the healing of Thy heavenly 
grace; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 

II 

KNOWLEDGE OF SIN AND REPENTANCE 

Psalms 
6, 81, 38, 51, 102, 130, 138, 139, 143. 

Lessons 
Jer. 30 : 12-15, 17; Lam. 3 : 37-44, 55-58; Ezek. 
18 : 19-24; Dan. 9 : 4-19; Luke 13 : 1-9; Rev. 2 : 1-17; 
3 : 1-6. 

Sentences 

IF we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, 
and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he 
is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse 
us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1 : 8, 9. 

Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from 
secret faults. Ps. 19 : 12. 

They that be whole need not a physician, but they 
that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, 
I will have mercy, and not sacrifice; for I am not come 
to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Matt. 
9 : 12, 13. 

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye 
upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his 
way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let 
him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy 



LESSONS AND PRAYERS FOR THE SICK 33 

upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly 
pardon. Isa. 55 : 6, 7. 

Your iniquities have separated between you and 
your God, and your sins have hid his face from you. 
Isa. 59 : 2. 

Know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and 
bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and 
that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of 
hosts. Jer. 2 : 19. 

I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep 
anger for ever. Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that 
thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God. Jer. 
3 : 12, 13. 

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have 
no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the 
wicked turn from his way and live. Ezek. 33 : 11. 

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto 
him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before 
thee. Luke 15 : 18. 

Prayers 

ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, Who art 
l ever ready to give good gifts to them that ask 
Thee: Grant us, we beseech Thee, Thy Holy Spirit, 
that we may rightly know and lament our sins, and lay 
hold upon Thy grace and forgiveness in Christ Jesi*6: 
to the end that we may die unto sin, live unto Thee, and 
serve Thee in everlasting righteousness; through the 
same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

For Use by the Afflicted 

MY Lord and my God: Thy hand is heavy upon me. 
Give ear unto my prayer. Look upon mine 
affliction and my pain, and forgive all my sins. Cause 
me to know that with Thee there is mercy and plenteous 
redemption, and make me to hear joy and gladness. 
Show me Thy mercy, and grant me Thy salvation. 
Hear me for Jesus' sake. Amen. 



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III 

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST 

Psalms 
25, 40, 77. 

Lessons 

Matt. 9:1-8; Luke 7 : 36-50; 15 : 1-10, 11-32; 
John, chapters 14, 15, 16, 17; Rom. 3 : 23-28; 10 : 9-13. 

Sentences 

GOD so loved the world, that he gave his only-be- 
gotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should 
not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3 : 16. 

Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life : he that 
cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believ- 
eth on me shall never thirst. Him that cometh to me 
I will in no wise cast out. This is the will of him that 
sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and be- 
lieve thon him, may have everlasting life: and I will 
raise him up at the last day. Verily, verily, I say unto 
you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. 
John 6 : 35, 37, 40, 47. 

I am the light of the world: he that folio we th me 
shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of 
life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my 
saying, he shall never see death. John 8 : 12, 51. 

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, 
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and 
learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and 
ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, 
and my burden is light. Matt. 11 : 28-30. 

Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin 
of the world. John 1 : 29. 

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sor- 
rows. He was wounded for our transgressions, he was 
bruised for our iniquities : the chastisement of our peace 
was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed. 



LESSONS AND PRAYERS FOR THE SICK 35 

All we like sheep have gone astray, and the Lord 
hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isa. 53 : 4-6. 

The blood o*f Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin. 
1 John 1 : 7. 

This is life eternal, that they might know thee the 
only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 
John 17 : 3. 

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is 
none other name under heaven given among men, 
whereby we must be saved. Acts 4 : 12. 

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all accepta- 
tion, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save 
sinners. 1 Tim. 1 : 15. 

In whom we have redemption through his blood, 
the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his 
grace. Eph. 1 : 7. 

God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while 
we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Where sin 
abounded, grace did much more abound. Rom. 5 : 8, 20. 

We pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to 
God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who 
knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness 
of God in him. 2 Cor. 5 : 20, 21. 

If any man sin we have an advocate with the Father, 
.Jesus Christ the righteous: and he is the propitiation 
for our sins : and not for ours only, but also for the sins 
of the w 7 hole world. 1 John 2 : 1, 2. 

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath be- 
stowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of 
God. And it doth not yet appear what we shall be: 
but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be 
like him; for w r e shall see him as he is. 1 John 3 : 1, 2. 

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, 
because that God sent his only-begotten Son into the 
world, that we might live through him. Herein is 
love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and 
sent his Son to be the propitiation of our sins. 1 John 
4 : 9, 10. 



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Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man 
hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, 
and will sup with him, and he with me. * Rev. 3 : 20. 

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be 
joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the 
garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the 
robe of righteousness. Isa. 61 : 10. 

Prayers 

O GRACIOUS God, Who according to the multi- 
tude of Thy mercies dost blot out the sins of 
those who do truly repent, and rememberest them no 
more: Look in pity upon this Thy servant who ear- 
nestly desireth Thy forgiveness. Preserve and con- 
tinue him in the unity of the Church; and forasmuch 
as he putteth his full trust only in Thy mercy, impute 
not unto hint his sins, but strengthen him with Thy 
blessed Spirit; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. 
Amen. 

For Use by the Afflicted 

O ALMIGHTY God, Who by Thy Son hast prom- 
ised forgiveness of sin and deliverance from 
everlasting death: Strengthen me, I beseech Thee, by 
Thy Holy Spirit, that my trust in Thy grace in Christ 
Jesus, may daily increase; through the same Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. Amen. 

OGOD, Whose strength is made perfect in weakness, 
and Who dost not suffer us to be tempted above 
that we are able : Grant that neither my own negligence, 
nor grievous temptation, nor the craft and subtlety of 
the devil, may separate me from Christ my Saviour, 
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen. 



LESSONS AND PRAYERS FOR THE SICK 37 

IV 

PATIENCE UNDER SUFFERING, AND TRUST IN GOD's HELP 

Psalms 
13, 23, 27, 34, 42, 52, 63 : 1-8, 71, 91, 121. 

Lessons 
Luke 11 : 1-13; 18 : 1-8; Acts 3 : 1-10; Rom. 5 : 1-5; 
8 : 18-27; Rom. 8 : 28-39; 14 : 7-9; 2 Cor. 1 : 3-7; 4 : 
7-18; Jas. 5 : 7-11. 

Sentences 

COMMIT thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; 
and he shall bring it to pass. Ps. 37 : 5. 

Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver 
thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Ps. 50 : 15. 

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; 
for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee: yea, I will 
help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand 
of my righteousness. Isa. 41 : 10. 

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking 
flax shall he not quench. Isa. 42 : 3. 

Fear not; for I have redeemed thee, I have called 
thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest 
through the waters, I will be with thee; and through 
the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; for I am the 
Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour. 
Isa. 43 : 1-3. 

Thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: 
In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness 
and in confidence shall be your strength. Isa. 30 : 15. 

He giveth power to the faint, and to them that have 
no might he increaseth strength. They that wait upon 
the Lord shall renew their strength. Isa. 40 : 29, 31. 

The Lord hath comforted his people, and will have 
mercy upon his afflicted. Zion said, The Lord hath 
forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a 
woman forget her sucking child, that she should not 
have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they 



38 THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 

may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have 
graven thee upon the palms of my hands. Isa. 49 : 
13-16. 

Jesus said unto his disciples, If any man will come 
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, 
and follow me. Matt. 16 : 24. 

We are more than conquerors through him that 
loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor 
life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things 
present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor 
any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the 
love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom. 
8 : 37-39. 

Now for a season ye are in heaviness through mani- 
fold temptations: that the trial of your faith, being 
much more precious than gold that perisheth, though it 
be tried with fire, might- be found unto praise and honour 
and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 
1 : 6, 7/ 

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time 
are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall 
be revealed in us. Rom. 8 : 18. 

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery 
trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing 
happened unto you; but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are 
partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory 
shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding 
joy. 1 Peter 4 : 12, 13. 

He that shall endure until the end, the same shall be 
saved. Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, con- 
tinuing instant in prayer. Matt. 24 : 13; Rom. 12 : 12. 

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have 
done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 
Heb. 10 : 3*6. 

He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake 
thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my 
helper, and I will not fear. Heb. 13 : 5, 6. 



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Prayers 

OLORD of heavenly might, Who rulest over the 
bodies and souls of men, and in Thy Son our 
Saviour Jesus Christ didst heal all manner of infirmities 
and cure all manner of diseases : Mercifully help Thy 
servant in body and soul, and free him from his sick- 
ness, if it be Thy will, that restored to health, he may 
with thankful heart bless Thy Holy Name; through the 
same our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

For Use by the Afflicted 

OGOD, the Father in heaven, Who art a faithful 
God, and sufferest no one to be tempted above 
that he is able, but with the temptation also makest a 
way of escape: Let not the cross be too heavy for me, 
but enable me to bear it with patience. 

O God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, Who for my 
sins didst endure the pain of the Cross: Have mercy 
upon me, forgive my transgressions, and suffer me not to 
fall from Thee. 

O God, the Holy Ghost, the Comforter : Strengthen 
my faith, grant me Thy peace, and uphold me in my last 
hour. Amen. 



PREPARATION FOR DEATH 

Psalm 
90. 

Lessons 

Job 14 : 1-5; Isa. 38 : 1-8; 40 : 6-8; 2 Cor. 5 : 1-10; 
Phil. 1 : 21-30; Luke 2 : 25-32. 

Sentences 

ERE we have no continuing city, but we seek one 
to come. Heb. 13 : 14. 



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There remaineth a rest to the people of God. Let us 
labor therefore to enter into that rest. Heb. 4 : 9, 11. 

For we know that if our earthly house of this taber- 
nacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an 
house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 
2 Cor. 5 : 1. 

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be 
absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 
2 Cor. 5 : 8. 

I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my 
departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have 
finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth 
there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which 
the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day : 
and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his 
appearing. And the Lord shall deliver me from every 
evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly king- 
dom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 
% Tim. 4 : 6-8, 18. 

Our Saviour Jesus Christ hath abolished death, 
and hath brought life and immortality to light through 
the Gospel. 2 Tim. 1 : 10. 

Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast re- 
deemed me, O Lord God of truth. Ps. 31 : 5. 

Prayers - 

OGOD of love and peace, Who didst give Thy Son 
to die for our redemption : Graciously receive my 
prayers, and bestow on me Thy mercy; that when my 
last hour shall come, the enemy may have no power over 
me, but that I may be among Thy saintS in everlasting 
light; through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our 
Lord. Amen. 

ALMIGHTY God, Who through Thy Son, Jesus 
l Christ, hast overcome the sharpness of death and 
opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers : Grant 
that when my last hour shall come, I may confidently 



LESSONS AND PRAYERS FOR THE SICK 41 

commend my spirit into Thy hands, and trusting solely 
in the merits of Thy Son, may die in peace, and enter 
into the joy of Thy saints; through the same Jesus 
Christ, my Lord. Amen. 

OLAMB of God, that takest away the sin of the 
world: By Thy bitter Passion, and Thine Agony 
upon the Cross, have mercy upon me in the hour of my 
departure; sustain me by Thy presence, and receive me 
into everlasting life; Who livest and reignest with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost, One God, world without 
end. Amen. 

VI 

HOPE OF RESURRECTION AND ETERNAL LIFE 

Psalms 
116, 126. 

Lessons 

John 5 : 24-29; John 14 : 1-14; Rev. 3 : 7-13; 7 : 13- 
17; 21 : 1-7; 22 : 1-5. 

Sentences 

I AM the resurrection and the life: he that believeth 
in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and 
whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. 
John 11 : 25, 26. 

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they 
follow me : and I give unto them eternal life ; and 
they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck 
them out of my hand. John 10 : 27, 28. 

Our conversation is in heaven; from whence also 
we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ; who 
shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned 
like unto his glorious body, according to the working 
whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto 
himself. Phil 3 : 20, 21. 



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All things are yours r whether Paul, or Apollos, or 
Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, 
or things to come: all are yours; and ye are Christ's; 
and Christ is God's. 1 Cor. 3 : 21-23. 

I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, 
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from 
henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest 
from their labors; and their works do follow them. 
Rev. 14 : 13. 

Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a 
crown of life. Rev. 2 : 10. 

The ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come 
to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their 
heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow 
and sighing shall flee away. Isa. 35 : 10. 

Prayers 

OLORD Jesus Christ, Who hast overcome death, 
and brought life and immortality to light : Give us 
grace so to believe in Thee, the Resurrection and the 
Life, that we may not fear death nor dread the grave, 
but joyfully await the time w^hen, by Thine almighty 
power, our frail bodies shall be fashioned like unto the 
body of Thy glory, wherein Thou art exalted forever- 
more at the Right Hand of the Father; Who livest and 
reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, One God, 
world without end. Amen. 

OLORD Jesus Christ, Who wilt come again to 
judge the quick and the dead, and call forth all 
who sleep in the graves, either to the resurrection of life 
or the resurrection of condemnation : I beseech Thee to 
be gracious to me, and to raise me up to life everlasting, 
that I may be and abide with Thee for ever; Who livest 
and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever 
One God, world without end. Amen. 



LESSONS AND PRAYERS FOR THE SICK 43 

VII 

ADDITIONAL PRAYERS 

For the Sick 
ALMIGHTY and Immortal God, Giver of life and 
II health: We beseech Thee to hear our prayers 
for Thy servant, for whom we implore Thy mercy; 
that by Thy blessing upon him and upon those who 
minister to him of Thy healing gifts, he may be re- 
stored, if it be Thy gracious will, to health of body and 
mind, and give thanks to Thee in Thy holy Church; 
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

For a Sick Child 

O ALMIGHTY God and Merciful Father, to Whom 
belong the issues of life and death : Look in mercy, 
we beseech Thee, upon this sick child; visit him, O 
Lord, with Thy salvation; deliver him from his bodily 
pain, and, if it be Thy will, prolong his days, that he 
may live to Thee, and show forth Thy praise in a godly 
life; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

After Recovery from Sickness 

BLESS the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within 
me, bless His holy Name. Bless the Lord, O 
my soul, and forget not all His benefits; Who for- 
giveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy dis- 
eases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; 
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender 
mercies. 

OGOD, Thou Giver of life and health: Unto Thee do 
I give thanks that Thou hast been pleased to 
spare my life, and to restore my health. Make me sen- 
sible of Thy merciful goodness, and give me grace to 
devote myself to Thy service all the days of my life; 
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 



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ORDER FOR THE COMMENDA- 
TION OF THE DYING 



If When a member of the Church is in peril of death, the following 
Order may be used. If no Minister is present it may be used by 
the head of the family or any other Christian, 

LORD, have mercy. 
J I?/. Lord, have mercy. 
Christ, have mercy. 

1$/. Christ, have mercy. 
Lord, have mercy. 

I?/. Lord, have mercy. 

If Then shall all present say: 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us; And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

1f Then shall the Minister say: 

OLORD God, our Heavenly Father, we beseech 
Thee graciously to accept this Thy servant, for- 
give him all his sins, mercifully defend him in the hour 
of his death, and grant him everlasting life; through 
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

If Then may be said one or more Psalms or Scripture Lessons as given 

in The Lessons and Prayers for the Sick. 
Tf When the end is near, the Agnus Dei or the Nunc Dirnittis may be 

said. 

THE AGNUS DEI 

O CHRIST, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away 
the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. 
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the 
sin of the world, have mercy upon us. 



ORDER FOR THE COMMENDATION OF THE DYING 45 

O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the 
sin of the world, grant us Thy peace. Amen. 

THE NUNC DIMITTIS 

LORD, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in 
A peace: according to Thy word; 
For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation : which Thou 
hast prepared before the face of all people; 

A light to lighten the Gentiles : and the glory of Thy 
people Israel. 

If Then may the Minister lay his hand on the head of the dying believer, 
and say: 

DEPART in peace, thou ransomed soul. May 
God the Father Almighty, Who created thee; and 
Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, Who redeemed 
thee; and the Holy Ghost, Who sanctified thee, pre- 
serve thy going out and thy coming in, from this time 
forth, even for evermore. Amen. 

If When the soul has departed, the following Prayer may be said: 

LORD Jesus, Thou Prince of Life, we thank Thee 
J that Thou didst keep this our brother steadfast in 
repentance and faith, and that Thou hast now taken 
him to Thyself. Comfort us who remain; help us to 
the end of life patiently to bear its burdens and trials; 
and when our last hour shall come, be Thou the strength 
of our heart and our portion forever; Who livest and 
reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, One God, 
world without end. Amen. 

THE Blessing of Almighty God, the Father, the 
Son, and the Holy Ghost, be with us all, evermore. 
Amen. 



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ORDER FOR THE BURIAL OF 
THE DEAD 



11 The Order for the Burial of the Dead is 'provided only for the burial 
of those who depart this life in the Christian Faith. 

T[ The death of a member of the Church should be reported immediately 
to the Pastor, and no arrangements for the burial should be made with- 
out consultation with him. 

If This Order may be used in the church, or at the house, before the 
burial. 

If When the burial precedes the Service held in the church, only the 
Order provided for use at the grave shall be used at the Committal, 
and the Order here following shall be used in the church. 

If When a brief Service is held at the house before going to the church, or 
to the grave, it may include a Hymn, a Lesson, a Collect or Prayer 
and a Benediction. 



1f The Order of the Church herein provided shall in no case be interrupted 
by the exercises of secular organizations, and shall close with the Bene- 
diction immediately following the final Colled. 



If The Service may begin with a Hymn, after which the Minister shall 

say: 

IN the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen.. 

% Then shall be said the Kyrie. 

LORD, have mercy upon us. 
J 1$. Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 

BJ. Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

X?/. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

1f Then shall be sung or said one or more of the Psalms here following. 
The Psalm may be preceded and followed by an Antiphon. 



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» 

Psalm 130. De profundis. 

Antiphon: If Thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who 
shall stand? 

OUT of the depths: have I cried unto Thee, O Lord. 
Lord, hear my voice: let Thine ears be attentive 
to the voice of my supplications. 

If Thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities: O Lord, 
who shall stand? 

But there is forgiveness with Thee : that Thou mayest 
be feared. 

I w^ait for the Lord, my soul doth wait: and in His 
Word do I hope. 

My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than they that 
watch for the morning: I say, more than they that 
watch for the morning. 

Let Israel hope in the Lord, for with the Lord there 
is mercy: and with Him is plenteous redemption. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

As it w^as in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 

Psalm 90. Domine, refugium. 

Antiphon: So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our 
hearts unto wisdom. 

LORD, Thou hast been our dwelling place: in all 
J generations. 

Before the mountains w T ere brought forth, or ever 
Thou hadst formed the earth and the world: even 
from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God. 

Thou turnest man to destruction: and sayest, Re- 
turn, ye children of men. 

For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as yes- 
terday when it is past : and as a watch in the night. 

Thou carriest them aw T ay as wkh a flood, they are 



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m 

as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass that 
groweth up. 

In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up: in 
the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 

For we are consumed by Thine anger: and by Thy 
wrath are we troubled. 

Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee: our se- 
cret sins in the light of Thy countenance. 

For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath: we 
spend our years as a tale that is told. 

The days of our years are threescore years and 
ten, and if by reason of strength they be fourscore 
years: yet is their strength labor and sorrow, for it is 
soon cut off, and we fly away. 

Who knoweth the power of Thine anger : even 
according to Thy fear, so is Thy wrath. 

So teach us to number our days : that we may 
apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

Return, O Lord, how long: and let it repent Thee 
concerning Thy servants. 

O satisfy us early with Thy mercy: that we may 
rejoice and be glad all our days. 

Make us glad according to the days wherein Thou 
hast afflicted us : and the years wherein we have seen 
evil. 

Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants: and Thy 
glory unto their children. 

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon 
us : and establish Thou the work of our hands upon us, 
yea, the work of our hands establish Thou it. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 



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Psalm 23. Dominus regit me. 

Antiphon: Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commit my spirit. Thou hast 
redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. 

THE Lord is my Shepherd: I shall not want. 
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He 
leadeth me beside the still waters. 

He restoreth my soul : He leadeth me in the paths of 
righteousness for His Name's sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow 
of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy 
rod and Thy staff they comfort me. 

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of 
mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my 
cup runneth over. 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the 
days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the 
Lord for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 

f Instead of these, Psalm 27, 39, 42, 116, 126, 139 or 146 may be used. 

If Then shall be read one or more of the following Lessons of Holy 
Scripture: 

I WOULD not have you to be ignorant, brethren, con- 
cerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, 
even as others which have no hope. For if we believe 
that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which 
sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, 
that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of 
the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a 
shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the 
trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 



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then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up 
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in 
the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Where- 
fore comfort one another with these words. 1 Thess. 
4 : 13-18. 

1ET not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, 
J believe also in me. In my Father's house are 
many mansions : if it were not so, I would have told you. 
I go to prepare a place for you. 

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come 
again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, 
there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and 
the way ye know. 

Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither 
thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus 
saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: 
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 
14 : 1-6. 

WHAT shall we then say to these things? If God 
be for us, who can be against us? He that spared 
not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how 
shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? 
It is God that justifleth. Who is he that condemneth? 
It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who 
is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh inter- 
cession for us. 

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall 
tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or 
nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy 
sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as 
sheep for the slaughter. 

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors 
through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that 
neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, 
nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor 



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height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able 
to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ 
Jesus our Lord. Rom. 8 : 31-39. 

THEN answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, 
verity, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of 
himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what 
things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son like- 
wise. For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him 
all things that himself doeth: and he will show him 
greater works than these, that ye may marvel. 

For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth 
them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. For 
the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all 
judgment unto the Son : that all men should honour the 
Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honour- 
eth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath 
sent him. 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my 
word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlast- 
ing life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is 
passed from death unto life. 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and 
now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of 
God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father 
hath life in himself ; so hath he given to the Son to have 
life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute 
judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the 
which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and 
shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the 
resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto 
the resurrection of damnation. John 5 : 19-29. 

THEN said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst 
been here, my brother had not died. But I know, 
that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God 
will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother 



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shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he 
shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the 
life : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet 
shall he live : and whosoever li veth and believeth in me 
shall never die. Belie vest thou this? 

She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou 
art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into 
the world. John 11 : 21-27. 

A ND they brought young children to him, that he 
IK should touch them: and his disciples rebuked 
those that brought them. 

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and 
said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto 
me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of 
God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not re- 
ceive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not 
enter therein. 

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon 
them, and blessed them. Mark 10 : 13-16. 

AND it came to pass the day after, that he went into 
l a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went 
with him, and much people. 

Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, be- 
hold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of 
his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of 
the city was with her. 

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on 
her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and 
touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. 
And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And 
he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he 
delivered him to his mother. 

And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, 
saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, 
That God hath visited his people. And this rumour 



OEDER FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD 53 

of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout 
all the region round about. Luke 7 : 11-17. 

WHILE he spake these things unto them, behold, 
there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, 
saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and 
lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus 
arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. 

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw 
the minstrels and the people making a noise, he said 
unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but 
sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when 
the people w T ere put forth, he went in, and took her by 
the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof 
went abroad into all that land. Matt. 9 : 18, 19, 23-26. 

FOR we know that if our earthly house of this taber- 
nacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an 
house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 

For in this w^e groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed 
upon with our house which is from heaven : if so be that 
being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we 
that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: 
not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, 
that mortality might be swallow r ed up of life. 

Nov/ he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is 
God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the 
Spirit. Therefore we are always confident, knowing 
that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent 
from the Lord : (for we walk by faith, not by sight :) we 
are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from 
the body, and to be present with the Lord. 

Wherefore w^e labour, that, whether present or ab- 
sent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all 
appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every 
one may receive the things done in his body, according 
to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 2 Cor. 
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AFTER this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude 
jt\ which no man could number, of all nations, and 
kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the 
throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, 
and palms in their hands; and cried with a loud voice, 
saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the 
throne, and unto the Lamb. 

And all the angels stood round about the tnrone, and 
about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the 
throne on their faces, and worshipped God, saying, 
Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanks- 
giving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our 
God for ever and ever. Amen. 

And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What 
are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence 
came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. 
And he said unto me, These are they which came out of 
great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and 
made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore 
are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and 
night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne 
shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, 
neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on 
them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the 
midst of the tnrone shall feed them, and shall lead them 
unto living fountains of waiters: and God shall wipe 
away all tears from their eyes. Rev. 7 : 9-17. 

NOW if Christ be preached that he rose from the 
dead, how say some among you that there is no 
resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrec- 
tion of the dead, then is Christ not risen : and if Christ 
be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith 
is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of 
God; because we have testified of God that he raised up 
Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead 
rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ 
raised: and if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain: 



ORDER FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD 55 

ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen 
asleep in Christ are perished. 

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of 
all men most miserable. 

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the 
firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came 
death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be 
made alive. 

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; 
afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. Then 
cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the 
kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have 
put down all rule and all authority and power. For he 
must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 1 Cor. 
15 : 12-26. 

BUT some man will say, How are the dead raised up? 
and with what body do they come? 

Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, 
except it die : and that which thou sowest, thou sowest 
not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance 
of wheat, or of some other grain: but God giveth it a 
body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own 
body. 

All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind 
of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, 
and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, 
and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is 
one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There 
is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, 
and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth 
from another star in glory. 

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in 
corruption; it is raised in incorruption : it is sown in 
dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it 
is raised in power: it is sown a natural body; it is raised 



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a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a 
spiritual body. 

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a 
living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 
Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that 
which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 
The first man is of the earth, earthy : the second man is 
the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they 
also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are 
they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the 
image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the 
heavenly. 

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot 
inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption in- 
herit incorruption. 

Behold, I show you a mystery : We shall not all sleep, 
but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twink- 
ling of an eye, at the last trump : for the trumpet shall 
sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and 
we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put 
on incorruption, and this mortal must put on im- 
mortality. 

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorrup- 
tion, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, 
then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, 
Death is swallowed up in victory. 

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy 
victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of 
sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us 
the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, un- 
moveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, 
forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in 
the Lord. 1 Cor. 15 : 35-58. 

U 1 Pet. 1 : 3-9, or Rev. 21 : 3-7 may also be read. 
IT Then may be sung a Responsory, or a Hymn, or a suitable Anthem. 



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RESPONSORIES 

I. Si bona suscepimus. 

SHALL we receive good at the hand of the Lord, and shall we not 
receive evil? The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away. 
Verse: Blessed be the name of the Lord. 
The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away. 

II. Credo, quod Redemptor mens. 

1KNOW that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the 
latter day upon the earth; and in my flesh shall I see God. 
Verse: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, 
and not another. 

And in my flesh shall I see God. 

III. Si credimus. 

IF we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also 
which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. Wherefore sorrow 
not even as others w r hich have no hope. 

Verse: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made 
alive. 

Wherefore sorrow not even as others which have no hope. 

IV. Ecce, quomodo moritus Justus, 

BEHOLD, how the righteous dieth, and no man layeth it to heart; 
and the just are taken away, and none considereth. From the 
evil to come is he taken away; and his memory shall be in peace. 
Verse: In peace he rests in the earth, and in Zion is his habitation. 
His memory shall be in peace. 

V. In pace in id ipsum dormiam. 

1WILL lay me down in peace and sleep. None of us liveth to him- 
self, and no man dieth to himself. 

Verse: Whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's. 
None of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. 

If Then may follow a Sermon or an Address. 

1f Then may a Hymn be sung. 

If Then may one of the following Canticles be sung, and with it an 
Antiphon. 

I. NUNC DIMITTIS 

Antiphon: O how glorious is that kingdom wherein all the saints do 
rejoice with Christ. They are clothed with white rob es, and follow 
the Lamb whithersoever He goeth. 



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Or: 

Antiphon: I heard a voice from heaven saying, Blessed are the dead 
which die in the Lord. 

LORD, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in 
J peace: according to Thy word; 
For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation : which Thou 
hast prepared before the face of all people; 

A light to lighten the Gentiles: and the glory of Thy 
people Israel. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. Amen. 



II. BENEDICTUS 

Antiphon: He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, 
shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with 
him. 

Or: 

Antiphon: I am the Resurrection and the Life: he that believeth in 
Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth 
and believeth in Me shall never die. 

BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel: for He hath 
visited and redeemed His people; 

And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us: in 
the house of His servant David; 

As he spake by the mouth of His holy prophets: 
which have been since the world began; 

That we should be saved from our enemies: and 
from the hand of all that hate us; 

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers : and 
to remember His holy covenant; 

The oath which He sware to our father Abraham: 
that He would grant unto us; 



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That we, being delivered out of the hand of our 
enemies: might serve Him without fear, 

In holiness and righteousness before Him: all the 
days of our life. 

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the 
Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord 
to prepare His ways; 

To give knowledge of salvation unto His people: by 
the remission of their sins, 

Through the tender mercy of our God: whereby tne 
Dayspring from on high hath visited us; 

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the 
shadow of death: to guide our feet into the way of 
peace. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 



III. THE BEATITUDES 

Antiphon: God shall wipe away all tears from the eyes of His saints. 
And there shall be no more sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there 
be any more pain, for the former things are passed away. 

BLESSED are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the 
kingdom of heaven. 

Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be com- 
forted. 

Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the 
earth. 

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after 
righteousness : for they shall be filled. 

Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. 

Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God, 

Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called 
the children of God. 



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Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous- 
ness' sake : for their's is the kingdom of heaven. 

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and per- 
secute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you 
falsely, for My sake: rejoice, and be exceeding glad, for 
great is your reward in heaven. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever sh?ll 
be, world without end. Amen, 



If Then shall the Congregation rise and the following Prayers, or other 
Prayers, shall be said: 



O 



GOD, the Father in heaven: 
RJ. Have mercy upon us. 



O God, the Son, Redeemer of the world: 
RJ. Have mercy upon us. 

O God, the Holy Ghost, the Comforter: 
I?/. Grant us Thy peace. 

ff Then shall all say: 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those 
who trespass against us; And lead us not into tempta- 
tion; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the kingdom, 
and the power, and the glory, fo: jver and ever. Amen. 

If Then may the Minister say one or more of the following Collects: 

ALMIGHTY God, Who by the death of Thy Son 
l hast destroyed sin and death, and by His resurrec- 
tion hast restored innocence and everlasting life, in order 



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that we might be delivered from the dominion of the 
devil, and our mortal bodies be raised up from the dead : 
Grant that with our whole heart we may confidently 
believe this, and, finally, with all Thy saints, share in 
the joyful resurrection of the just; through the same 
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

OGOD, our Heavenly Father, Who hast taught us 
by Thy holy Apostle not to sorrow overmuch for 
them that sleep in Jesus: Mercifully grant, that after 
this life, we, with all Thy saints, may be received into 
everlasting joy; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our 
Lord. Amen. 

ALMIGHTY God, with Whom do live the spirits of 
l those who depart hence in the Lord, and with 
Whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered 
from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity : We 
give Thee hearty thanks for Thy grace bestowed upon 
Thy servants, who, having finished their course in 
faith, do now rest from their labors; and we beseech 
Thee, that we, with all who have departed in the true 
faith of Thy holy Name, may have our perfect con- 
summation and bliss, both in body and soul, in Thy 
eternal glory; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. 
Amen. 

ALMIGHTY and most Merciful God, Who hast ap- 
l pointed us to endure sufferings and death with our 
Lord Jesus Christ, before we enter with Him into 
eternal glory: Grant us grace at all times to subject 
ourselves to Thy holy will, and to continue steadfast 
in the true faith unto the end of our lives, and at all 
times to find peace and joy in the blessed hope of the 
resurrection of the dead, and of the glory of the world 
to come; through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our 
Lord. Amen. 



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A LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, the Consolation 
AK of the sorrowful, and the Strength of the weak: 
May the prayers of them that in any tribulation or dis- 
tress cry unto Thee, graciously come before Thee, so 
that in all their necessities they may mark and receive 
Thy manifold help and comfort; through Jesus Christ, 
Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

At the Burial of a Child 

ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
l Christ, within Whose arms little children were 
welcomed, and from Whose lips fell the gracious words 
that theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven: Help us stead- 
fastly to believe that this child, whom Thou didst 
receive in holy baptism, hath now been raised above the 
sorrows and temptations of this present world, to be 
kept by Thee unto everlasting life, and to share with 
all, who by Thy mercy serve Thee here, in the joyful 
resurrection of the just, and the bliss of the heavenly 
inheritance; through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, 
our Lord. Amen. 

Tf Special Prayers or Supplications may here be said, after which shall 
follow this Collect: 

OLORD Jesus Christ, Who wilt come again to judge 
the quick and the dead, and call forth all who sleep 
in the graves, either to the resurrection of life or the 
resurrection of condemnation: We beseech Thee to be 
gracious to us, and to raise us up to life everlasting, that 
we may be and abide with Thee for ever; Who livest 
and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever 
One God, world without end. Amen. 

1f Then shall the Minister say: 

THE Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of 
God, and the Communion of the Holy Ghost be 
with you all. Amen. 



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THE SERVICE AT THE GRAVE 

If When the body has been committed to the grave, the Minister may say: 

I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, 
Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord 
from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may 
rest from their labours. 

I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord; 
he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall 
he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me, shall 
never die. 

If the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead 
dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead, 
shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that 
dwelleth in you. 

\ If the foregoing has not been used, the Minister may say the following: 

IN the midst of life we are in death. Of whom may we 
seek for succor, but of Thee, O Lord, Who for our 
sins art justly displeased? 

Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, 
O holy and most merciful Saviour: Suffer us not, at our 
last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from Thee. 

If Then shall the Minister say: 

FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God of 
His great mercy, to take unto Himself the soul 
of our brother: we therefore commit his body to the 
ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in 
sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life 
through our Lord Jesus Christ; Who shall change our 
vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His 
glorious body, according to the working, whereby He is 
able even to subdue all things unto Himself. 



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f Then may a Hymn be sung. 
% Then may the Minister say one or both of the following Collects: 

ALMIGHTY God, Who by the death of Thy Son, 
JiJL Jesus Christ, hast destroyed death, and, by His 
rest in the tomb, hast sanctified the graves of Thy saints, 
and by His glorious resurrection, hast brought life and 
immortality to light, so that all who die in Him abide in 
peace and hope: Receive, we beseech Thee, our un- 
feigned thanks for the victory over death and the grave 
which He hath obtained for us and for all who sleep in 
Him; and keep us, who are still in the body, in everlast- 
ing fellowship with ail that wait for Thee on earth, and 
with all around Thee in heaven, in union with Him, 
Who is the Resurrection and the Life, even Jesus Christ, 
Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

OLORD Jesus Christ, Who by Thy death didst take 
away the sting of death: Grant unto us Thy ser- 
vants so to follow in faith where Thou hast led the way, 
that we may at length fall peacefully asleep in Thee, and 
awake after Thy likeness; through Thy mercy, O our 
Lord, Who livest and reignest with the Father and the 
Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen. 

If Then shall the Minister say: 

THE Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of 
God, and the Communion of the Holy Ghost, be 
with you all. Amen. 

Or: 

NOW the God of peace, that brought again from the 
dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the 
sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 
make you perfect in every good work to do His will; 
working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight, 
through Jesus Christ, to Whom be glory for ever and 
ever. Amen. 



ORDER FOR MARRIAGE 65 



ORDER FOR MARRIAGE 



If Before solemnizing a Marriage, the Minister shall diligently inquire: 
First, as to whether the union contemplated be in accordance with the 
Word of God; Second, whether it be in accordance with the Laws of the 
State. No Marriage shall be solemnized unless the Minister be con- 
vinced that God's blessing may properly be asked upon it. 

If The Minister may publish the Banns in the church, one or more 
Sundays before the day appointed for the Marriage, saying: 

N. N. and N. N. purpose to enter into the holy estate of Matri- 
mony, according to God's ordinance. They desire that prayer be 
made for them, that they may enter into this union in the Name of 
the Lord, and be prospered in it. If any one can show just cause 
why they may not be joined together, I exhort him to make known 
such objection before the day of marriage. 



If When a Marriage is solemnized in the church, a Hymn may be sung, 
and Psalm 67 or Psalm 128 may be sung or said, ending with the 
Gloria Patri. 

Tf When a Marriage is solemnized in the home, the rubrics pertaining to 
the Chancel and the Altar (page 67) shall be disregarded. 



If The Persons to be married having presented themselves at the entrance 
to the Chancel, the Man to the right of the Woman, the Minister shall 
say: 

IN the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

DEARLY Beloved: Forasmuch as Marriage is a 
holy estate, ordained of God, and to be held in 
honor by all, it becometh those who enter therein to 
weigh, with reverent minds, what the Word of God 
teacheth concerning it: 

THE Lord God said, 
It is not good that the man should be alone; I 
will make him an help meet for him. 



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Our Lord Jesus Christ said: 

HAVE ye not read that He which made them at the 
beginning, made them male and female, and said, 
For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and 
shall cleave to his wife; and they twain shall be one 
flesh? Wherefore, they are no more twain, but one 
flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let 
not man put asunder. 

The Apostle Paul, speaking by the Holy Spirit, saith : 

HUSBANDS love your wives, even as Christ also 
loved the Church, and gave Himself for it. 
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as 
unto the Lord. 

And although, by reason of sin, many a cross hath 
been laid thereon, nevertheless our gracious Father in 
heaven doth not forsake His children in an estate so 
holy and acceptable to Him, but is ever present with 
His abundant blessing. 

INTO this holy estate, this Man and this Woman 
come now to be united. If any one, therefore, 
can show just cause why they may not be lawfully 
joined together, let him now speak, or else forever hold 
his peace. 

If Then shall the Minister say to the Man: 

NWILT thou have this Woman to thy wedded 
9 wife, to live together after God's ordinance in 
the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou love her, 
comfort her, honor and keep her in sickness and in 
health, and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto 
her, so long as ye both shall live? 

If The Man shall say: 

I will. 



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1f Then shall the Minister say to the Woman: 

NWILT thou have this Man to thy wedded hus- 
# band, to live together after God's ordinance in 
the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou love him, 
comfort him, honor and keep him in sickness and in 
health, and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto 
him, so long as ye both shall live? 

If The Woman shall say: 
I will. 

Tf If the Woman be Given in Marriage, the Minister shall now receive 
her at the hands of her father {or guardian or any friend), the Woman 
placing her right hand in the hand of the Minister. Then shall the 
Minister place the right hand of the Woman in the right hand of the 
Man. Then shall they loose their hands. 

If Then shall the Minister precede the Man and the Woman to the 
Altar. The Man shall take the right hand of the Woman and say 
after the Minister: 

IN., take thee, N., to my wedded Wife, and plight 
j thee my troth, till death us do part. 



i 



1f Then shall the Woman, in like manner, say after the Minister: 

N. 9 take thee, A 7 ., to my wedded Husband, and 
} plight thee my troth, till death us do part. 



Tf If the wedding Ring be used, the Minister shall noio receive it and 
give it to the Man to put on the fourth finger of the Woman s left hand. 

If Then shall the MUn say, or if two rings be used, the Man and the 
Woman, in turn, shall say, after the Minister: 

Receive this Ring as a token of wedded love and 

troth. 

If Then shall the Minister say: 
Join your right hands. 

1T Then shall the Minister lay his right hand upon their hands and say: 

FORASMUCH as N. and N. have consented to- 
gether in holy wedlock, and have declared the 
same before God and in the presence of this company, 



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I pronounce them Man and Wife, In the Name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

What God hath joined together, let not man put 
asunder. 

If Then may they kneel and the Minister may bless them, saying: 

THE Lord God, Who created our first parents and 
sanctified their union in Marriage: Sanctify and 
bless you, that ye may please Him both in body and 
soul, and live together in holy love until life's end. 
Amen. 

\ Then shall Jhe Minister say: 
Let us pray. 

ALMIGHTY and most Merciful God, Who hast 
l\. now united this man and this woman in the holy 
estate of Matrimony : Grant them grace to live therein 
according to Thy Holy Word; strengthen them in con- 
stant fidelity and true affection toward each other; sus- 
tain and defend them amidst all trials and temptations; 
and help them so to pass through this world in faith 
toward Thee, in communion with Thy Holy Church, 
and in loving service one of the other, that they may 
enjoy forever Thy heavenly benediction; through Jesus 
Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world 
without end. Amen, 

IT Then shall all say: 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done 
on earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us; And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 



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1f Then shall the Minister say the Benediction: 

THE Lord bless you, and keep you. 
The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be 
gracious unto you. 

The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and 
give you peace. Amen. 



\ If a simpler form is desired, the Order {page 66) may be as follows: 

NWILT thou have this Woman to thy wedded wife, to live 
• together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matri- 
mony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor and keep her in 
sickness and in health, and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto 
her, so long as ye both shall live? 

If The Man shall say: 
I will. 

1f Then shall the Minister say to the Woman: 

NWILT thou have this Man to thy wedded husband, to live 
• together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matri- 
mony? Wilt thou love him, comfort him, honor and keep him in 
sickness and in health, and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto 
him, so long as ye both shall live? 

% The Woman shall say: 
I will. 

If Then shall the Minister say: 
Join your right hands. 

% Then shall the Minister lay his right hand upon their hands and say: 

FORASMUCH as N. and N. have consented together in holy 
wedlock, and have declared the same before God and in the 
presence of this company, I pronounce them Man and Wife, In the 
Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

What God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 
If Then shall be said the Collect, the Lord's Prayer, and the Benediction. 



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ORDER FOR ORDINATION 



If Ordination shall be administered by authority of a Synod, and ac- 
cording to its appointment. 
If The Order for Ordination shall be conducted by the President of 

Synod, or, in his absence, by a Minister whom he shall appoint. 
\ One or more Ministers thereto appointed may participate in the 

Laying on of Hands. 

If The Service shall be used, with the following Introit, Collect, 

Epistle and Gospel. 



INTROIT 

THEY go from strength to strength: every one of 
them in Zion appeareth before God. 
Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house: they 
will be still praising Thee. 

Ps. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing 
precious seed: shall doubtless come again with re- 
joicing, bringing his sheaves with him. 
Glory be to the Father, etc. 

COLLECT 

OLORD God, Which hast made heaven, and earth, 
and the sea, and all that in them is: Grant unto 
Thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak 
Thy Word, that wonders of Thy grace may be wrought 
by the Name of Thy Holy Child Jesus, Who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, 
world without end. Amen. 

EPISTLE. Romans 10 : 6-15. 

THE righteousness which is of faith speaketh on 
this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall 
ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down 
from above:) or, Who shall descend into the deep? 
(that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in 
thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, 



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which we preach; that if thou shalt confess with thy 
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart 
that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt 
be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto 
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made 
unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever 
believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is 
no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the 
same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord 
shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in 
whom they have not believed? and how shall they be- 
lieve in him of whom they have not heard? and how 
shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they 
preach except they be sent? as it is written, How beauti- 
ful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, 
and bring glad tidings of good things ! 

GOSPEL. Luke 10 : 2-11, 16. 

THEREFORE said he unto them, The harvest 
truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray 
ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would 
send forth labourers into his harvest. Go your ways: 
behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 
Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute 
no man by the way. And into whatsoever house ye 
enter, first say, Peace be to this house. And if the 
son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if 
not, it shall turn to you again. And in the same house 
remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: 
for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from 
house to house. And into whatsoever city ye enter, 
and they receive you, eat such things as are set before 
you: and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto 
them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 
But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you 
not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and 
say, Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth 



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on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be 
ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh 
unto you. He that heareth you heareth me; and he 
that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth 
me despiseth him that sent me. 

If After the General Prayer, the Hymn: Veni Creator Spiritus (No. 

l\2), or another Hymn of Invocation of the Holy Ghost, shall be 

sung. 
1f Then shall the Secretary of Synod, or other Minister appointed, 

present the candidates for Ordination, saying: 

HE following brethren have been duly approved by 

[Here he shall name the Synod with the day and place 0} 
meeting] as those to whom the Ministry of the Gospel 
should be committed. By direction of the Synod, 
therefore, I present these brethren for Ordination to the 
Holy Ministry. 

If Here shall he read the names of the candidates, who shall then present 
themselves before the Altar. 

1f The officiating Minister shall say: 
The Lord be with you. 
1$. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 

'f. Create in me a clean heart, God: 
1$. And renew a right spirit within me. 

OGOD 5 Who didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful 
people, by sending to them the light of Thy 
Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a 
right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice 
in His holy comfort; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, 
our Lord. Amen. 

f. Their sound went into all the earth: 

B/. And their words unto the end of the world. 

GOD, the Giver of every good and perfect gift: 
Pour, we beseech Thee, upon these Thy servants 



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Thy heavenly benediction; and so replenish them with 
the truth of Thy doctrine and adorn them with holiness 
of life, that, meditating upon Thy law day and night, 
they may believe what they read, teach what they be- 
lieve, show forth in their lives what they teach, and, 
faithfully serving Thee in their office, may keep that 
which has been committed to their trust blameless unto 
the day of Christ Jesus, Who liveth and reigneth with 
Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world with- 
out end. Amen. 

If Then shall the officiating Minister say to the candidates: 

DEARLY Beloved: According to Apostolic usage 
you are now to be set apart to the Holy Ministry 
of the Word and Sacraments by the Laying on of Hands. 

HEAR, then, what our Lord Jesus Christ saith con- 
cerning this holy Office: 
Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, 
even so send I you. And when he had said this, he 
breathed on them, and saitlj^ unto them, Receive ye 
the Holy Ghost; whosesoever sins ye remit, they are 
remitted unto them, and whosesoever sins ye retain, 
they are retained. All power is given unto me in 
heaven and in earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach all 
nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to 
observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; 
and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the 
world. Amen. 

Thus saith the Apostle Paul to Timothy: 

THIS is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a 
bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then 
must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, 
sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to 
teach ; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy 



74 THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 

lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that 
ruleth well his own house; not a novice, lest being lifted 
up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are 
without, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the 
devil. 

Thus also the same Apostle exhorteth the Elders of 
the Church at Ephesus : 

TAKE heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the 
flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you 
overseers, to feed the Church of God, which He hath 
purchased with His blood. 



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THEREFORE ask you, dear Brethren, before 
Almighty God and this Congregation: 



ARE you now ready to take upon you this Holy 
L Ministry, and faithfully to serve in it? 
Will you preach and teach the pure Word of God in 
accordance with the Confession of the Evangelical 
Lutheran Church? «> 

Will you adorn the doctrine of our Saviour by a holy 
life and conversation? 

% Then shall the candidates answer in turn: 
Yes, with my whole heart, the Lord helping me 
through the power and grace of His Holy Spirit. Amen. 

If Then shall the candidates kneel. 

If The officiating Minister shall then lay his hands on the head of each, 
and shall say: 

I NOW commit unto thee the Holy Office of the Word 
and Sacraments; I ordain and consecrate thee a 
Minister of the Church: In the Name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
If Each one ordained shall say: 
Amen. 



ORDER FOR ORDINATION 75 

If Then shall all present say: 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us; And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

1f Then shall be said: 

f. The Lord be with you. 
I?/. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 

MERCIFUL God, Heavenly Father, Who through 
Thy beloved Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, hast 
said unto us, The harvest truly is great, but the labor- 
ers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest 
that He would send forth laborers into His harvest: 
We heartily pray Thee, give Thy Holy Spirit plenteously 
to these Thy servants, to us, and to all who are called 
to the Ministry of Thy Word, that we, with a great 
company, may be Thy true evangelists, and continue 
faithful and steadfast against the world, the flesh, and 
the devil, that Thy Name may be hallowed, Thy 
kingdom come, and Thy will be done; through the same 
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lordj Who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, 
world without end. Amen. 

If Then shall they rise, and the officiating Minister shall say: 

GO then, and feed the flock of God, taking the over- 
sight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; 
not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; neither as being 
lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the 



76 THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 

flock. And when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, ye 
shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 

THE Blessing of the Lord be upon you, that you 
may go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit 
may remain. 

If Then shall they answer: 

Amen. 

If Then shall follow The Holy Communion, beginning with the Preface. 

* 

ORDER FOR THE INSTALLATION 
OF A PASTOR 



1f // the Installation be .appointed for the morning, the Lessons: 
1 Timothy 4 : 6-16 and John 10 : 1-15 shall be read before the 
Epistle for the Day; and the Lord's Prayer shall be omitted in the 
General Prayer. The Order for Installation shall follow the Gen- 
eral Prayer and conclude with the Benediction. 

If If the Installation be appointed for the afternoon or evening the Order 
for Vespers shall be used, including the following appointments: 
Psalm 121 or Psalm \1% with which may be used the Antiphon: Oh 
how I love Thy law: it is my meditation all the day; the Lessons: 
1 Timothy 4 : 6-16 and John 10 : 1-15. The Order shall follow the 
Hymn after the Sermon, and shall be concluded as follows: The Salu- 
tation; the Collect for the Day; the Colled: Direct us, Lord (No. 
19) ; the Versicle and Collect for Peace; the Benedicamus and the 
New Testament Benediction. 



If The officiating Minister shall say to the Congregation: 

DEARLY Beloved: Having been authorized to in- 
stall, as Pastor of this Congregation, the Reverend 
N. N., our fellow-laborer in the Gospel of Christ, I now 
ask for the certification of his call. 



ORDER FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A PASTOR 77 

% A Certificate signed by the Church Council or its Secretary, attesting 
the election of the Minister to be installed, shall then be placed in the 
hands of Die officiating Minister, to be read by him to the Congrega- 
tion. 

If The Pastor-elect shall then present himself before the Altar, and the 
officiating Minister shall say: 

HEAR the Word of the Lord concerning the Office 
of the Holy Ministry: 

Thus saith the Lord Jesus to His disciples : 

AS my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 
jLjL Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whosesoever sins ye 
remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever 
sins ye retain, they are retained. 

All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 
Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them 
in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the 
Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things what- 
soever I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with you 
alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. 

Thus saith the Apostle Paul to Timothy: 

BE thou an example of the believers, in word, in con- 
versation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, 
to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which 
was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the 
hands of the presbytery. Meditate upon these things ; 
give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may ap- 
pear to all. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doc- 
trine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt 
both save thyself, and them that hear thee. 



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ASK you, therefore, dear Brother, in the presence 
of God and of this Congregation: 



A RE you now ready to take upon you the office of 
ii. Pastor of this Congregation (Parish) and faith- 
fully to serve therein? 



78 THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 

Will you preach and 4each the pure Word of God, and 
administer your office in accordance with the Confession 
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church? 

Will you adorn the doctrine of our Saviour by a godly 
life and conversation? 

If The Pastor-elect shall answer: 

Yes, I will, by the help of God. 

1f Then shall the Congregation rise, and the officiating Minister shall say: 

DEARLY Beloved: You have heard the solemn 
vow taken by him whom you have called as 
your Pastor. I now ask you : 

WILL you receive him, and show him the love, 
honor and obedience in the Lord due to a 
shepherd and guide placed over you by the Lord Jesus 
Christ Himself, the Chief Shepherd and Bishop of 
souls? Will you honor and esteem him; as St. Paul 
exhorteth: Know them which labor among you, and 
are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; and esteem 
them very highly for their works' sake? Then answer: 
Yes, by the help of God. 

1f Then shall the Congregation answer: 
Yes, by the help of God. 

1f Then shall the officiating Minister say: 

UPON these your solemn promises I do now declare 
the Reverend N. N. the duly constituted Pastor of 
[Here he shall name the Congregation or Congregations]. 

Let us pray. 

OLORD Jesus Christ, Son of God, Who sittest at 
the Right Hand of the Father, and Who givest 
gifts unto Thy people : We thank Thee that Thou hast 
given unto this congregation a pastor and teacher, and 



ORDER FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A PASTOR 79 

we pray Thee to enrich him with all needed grace, that 
faithfully fulfilling his ministry, his labors may be 
abundantly blessed to the saving of souls and the edi- 
fying of Thy people, and that he, with them, may receive 
the crown of righteousness from Thee, Who livest and 
reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever One 
God, wT>rld without end. Amen. 

OLORD God, the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the 
faithful: Visit this congregation, we pray Thee, 
with Thy love and favor; open their hearts to receive 
Thy Word; enlighten their minds continually with 
the light of the everlasting Gospel; increase in them 
true godliness; and, of Thy great mercy, unite them 
in the bonds of love and peace, that the good work 
which hath been begun may be performed unto the 
day of Christ Jesus; Who, with the Father and Thee, 
liveth and reigneth, ever One God, world without end. 
Amen. 

1f Then shall all say: 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done 
on earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us; And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is 
the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

If Then shall the officiating Minister say: 

THE Lord bless you that ye may bring forth much 
fruit, and that your fruit may remain. Amen. 

If Then shall a Hymn be sung, after which the Pastor, now installed, 
shall conclude the Service as appointed in the rubrics preceding this 
Order. 



80 THE OCCASIONAL SEEVICES 

ORDER FOR LAYING THE 

CORNER-STONE OF A CHURCH 



I 



If The Service shall begin with a Hymn. 
If Then shall the Minister say: 

N the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
the Holy Ghost. Amen. 



If Then shall be said or sung: 

OUR help is in the Name of the Lord; 
Jtf. Who made heaven and earth. 
How amiable are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts ! 
1$. My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the 
courts of the Lord. 

His foundation is in the holy mountains. 

Itf. The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than 
all the dwellings of Jacob. 

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into 
the house of the Lord. 

ty. Our feet shall stand within Thy gates, O Je- 
rusalem. 

Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain 
that build it. 

R?. Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman 
waketh but in vain. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

R?. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

If Then shall the Minister say: 
Hear the Holy Scripture. 

THUS saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for 
a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious 



ORDER FOR LAYING A CORNER-STONE 81 

corner-stone, a sure foundation : he that believeth shall 
not make haste. Isa. 28 : 16. 

And when the builders laid the foundation of the 
temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel 
with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph 
with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance 
of David, king of Israel. And they sang together 
by course, in praising and giving thanks unto the 
Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for- 
ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with 
a great shout when they praised the Lord, because 
the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 
Ezra 3 : 10, 11. 

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreign- 
ers, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the house- 
hold of God; and are built upon the foundation of the 
apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being 
the chief corner-stone; in whom all the building fitly 
framed together groweth into an holy temple in the 
Lord: in whom ye also are builded together for an 
habitation of God through the Spirit. Eph. 2 : 19-22. 

IT Then shall all say the Apostles' Creed. 

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of 
Heaven and earth. 

And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
dead, and buried; He descended into hell; The third 
day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into 
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the 
Father Almighty; From thence He shall come to judge 
the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Christian 
Church, the Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness 
of sins; the Resurrection of the body; And the Life 
everlasting. Amen. 



THE OCCASIONAL SEEVICES 



If Then may follow an Address, after which a Hymn may be sung. 

Tf Here mention may be made of the articles to be placed in the Corner- 

stone. 

% Then shall the Minister say: 

The Lord be with you. 
Bf. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 

OLORD God, Heavenly Father, Whom the heavens 
cannot contain, but Whose will it is to have a 
house upon earth wherein prayer and praise to Thy 
Name may continually be made: Look graciously 
toward this place; and as Thou didst move Thine 
ancient people to build for Thee an house of worship, 
do Thou fulfill also the desire of our hearts, and bless 
*and prosper what we have undertaken in Thy Name. 
Amen. 



OLORD Jesus Christ, Thou Son of the Living God, 
Who art the elect and precious Corner-stone 
and the immutable Foundation of Thy Church: We 
pray Thee, let the stone which we here lay in Thy 
Name be a firm foundation; and as Thou art Thyself 
the Beginning and the Ending, be also the beginning, 
continuance, and completion of what we here com- 
mence for Thine honor and glory. Amen. 



OLORD God, Holy Ghost, Who makest the as- 
sembly of Thy saints Thy dwelling-place: Bless 
and prosper the building of this edifice, and grant 
that in like manner we also, as living stones, may be 
built up into a spiritual house and an abiding temple 
of Thy Glory; Who with the Father and the Son livest 
and reignest, One God, world without end. Amen. 



ORDER FOR LAYING A CORNER-STONE 83 

Tf The Corner-stone having been placed, the Minister shall strike it with 
a troivel or hammer at the mention of each Name in the Holy Trinity, 
saying: 

IN the faith of Jesus Christ, I do now lay this Corner- 
stone: In the Name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost; that here true faith, the 
fear of God and brotherly love may abide; and that this 
place may be set apart to the preaching of the Gospel, 
the administration of the Holy Sacraments, and the in- 
vocation and praise of the Name of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost liveth 
and reigneth, ever One God, world without end. 

If Then shall the Congregation sing or say: 
Amen. Amen. Amen. 

If Then shall all say: 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done 
©n earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us; And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and 
ever. Amen. 

If A Hymn may then be sung. 

If Then shall the Minister say: 
The Lord be with you. 

?/. And with thy spirit. 
Bless we the Lord. 

ty. Thanks be to God. 

THE Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love 
of God, and the Communion of the Holy Ghost, 
be with you all. Amen. 



84 THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 

ORDER FOR THE DEDICATION 
OF A CHURCH 



1T The Ministers and the Congregation, having convened in a suitable 
place, shall go in procession to the door of the church, bearing the 
Holy Bible and the Sacramental Vessels. 

1T The Hymn: Open now thy gates of beauty (No. If20), or another 
suitable Hymn, may be sung in procession. 

\ When the procession to the church is omitted, because of inclement 
weather or other reasons, the Ministers, Church Council and Choir, 
shall gather in the chapel, or at the entrance of the church; and 
the Service shall be as here ordered with the omission of Psalm 24. 



I 



1f Having come to the door of the church, the Minister shall say: 

N the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

IT Then shall the Minister say: 
Our help is in the Name of the Lord : # 

I}/. Who made heaven and earth. 

1f Then shall be sung or said: 
Psalm 24. Domini est terra. 

THE earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof: 
the world, and they that dwell therein. 

For He hath founded it upon the seas: and estab- 
lished it upon the floods. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord: or who 
shall stand in His holy place? 

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart: who 
hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn de- 
ceitfully. 

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord: and 
righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

This is the generation of them that seek Him: that 
seek thy face, O Jacob. 

Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, 



ORDER FOR THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH 85 

ye everlasting doors : and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

Who is this King of glory: The Lord strong and 
mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 

Lift up your heads, O ye gates, even lift them up, 
ye everlasting doors : and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

Who is this King of glory: The Lord of hosts, He 
is the King of glory. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 

1f Then shall the Keys of the Building be given to the Minister. 

1f As he entereth the door, he shall say: 

Peace be to this House: 

I?/. And to all that enter therein. 

^[ Then, moving slowly into the church, shall be sung or said the 
following: 

Psalm 122. Lcetatus sum. 

I WAS glad when they said unto me: Let us go into 
the house of the Lord. 

Our feet shall stand within thy gates : O Jerusalem. 

Jerusalem is builded : as a city that is compact 
together; 

Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: 
unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the 
Name of the Lord. 

For there are set thrones of judgment: the thrones 
of the house of David. 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper 
that love thee. 

Peace be within thy walls: and prosperity within 
thy palaces. 



86 THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 

For my brethren and companions' sakes : I will 
now say, Peace be within thee. 

Because of the house of the Lord our God: I will 
seek thy good. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 

If Entering the Chancel, the Ministers shall place the Holy Bible and 
the Sacramental Vessels, and the officiating Minister, proceeding to the 
Altar, shall say: 

1WILL go unto the altar of God, unto God my ex- 
ceeding joy. O send out Thy Light and Thy 
truth: let them lead me: let them bring me unto Thy 
holy hill, and to Thy tabernacles, that I may go unto 
the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy, and 
praise Thee, O God, my God. 

If The Hymn, Veni Creator Spiritus (No. 11$), shall then be sung. 

If The Lessons shall then be read. 

1 Kings 8 : 12-30; Hebrews 10 : 19-25; Eph. 2 : 13-22; 1 Cor. 3 : 9-17, 
or other suitable Lessons of Holy Scripture, may be used. 

Tf Then the Minister, standing at the Altar, shall say: 

Let us pray. 

ALMIGHTY God, the Father of mercies and God of 
L all comfort, ever nigh unto all them that call 
upon Thee in truth: Sanctify and bless this House, we 
beseech Thee, with Thine especial presence, according 
to Thy promise made through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, 
that they who gather here in Thy Name may be en- 
lightened, comforted and strengthened by Thy manifold 
gifts of grace, and made meet for the inheritance of 
Thy saints in light. 

O Lord Jesus Christ, Thou great High Priest, Who 



ORDER FOR THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH 87 

hast entered into the sanctuary on high to appear ever- 
more before God for us: Separate unto Thyself here 
a true spiritual priesthood of faithful and believing 
people, to offer unto Thee within these courts their sac- 
rifices of prayer, praise and thanksgiving. 

O Holy Spirit, Who makest the minds of the faithful 
to be of one will: Dwell, we beseech Thee, in those who 
shall worship here, making them Thine own temples, and 
uniting their hearts in faith and love, and in zeal for the 
progress of the Gospel among all men. 

O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, of Whom and through 
Whom and to Whom are all things: Have respect unto 
the prayers of Thy servants, which they pray unto Thee 
this day, that Thine eyes may be open night and tlay 
toward this House, built for Thy Name; and grant that 
Thy Word may ever be preached here in its purity and 
fulness, to the joy and edifying of Thy believing people, 
and to the deliverance of burdened souls from sin. 

Grant that they who shall be baptized at this Font 
may abide in their baptismal covenant, walk in newness 
of life, continue steadfast in the fellowship of Thy 
Church, and ever love the habitation of Thy House 
and the place where Thine honor dwelleth. 

Grant that they who shall partake at this Altar of the 
Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood given for their 
redemption, may receive into penitent and believing 
hearts the promise of forgiveness of sins, life and sal- 
vation. * 

And so prepare Thy servants who worship here, that 
when their earthly pilgrimage is ended, they may be 
received into the House not made with hands, eternal in 
the heavens, there to behold Thy glory, O Everlasting 
God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and to adore and 
praise Thee, One God, world without end. Amen. 



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If Then shall the Minister say: 

DO now set apart this 

Evangelical Lutheran Church as a House of God; 



88 THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 

and dedicate it to the glory and honor of Almighty- 
God, and to the service of His holy Church: In the 
Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost. Amen. 

Tf The Congregation shall sing or say: 
Amen. Amen. Amen. 



1f The Service, beginning with the Introit for the Day, shall then 
follow. The Nicene Creed shall be used. 

% The Holy Communion may be celebrated, in which case the Order for 
Confession shall be held on a preceding day. 

If Announcement of Gifts, Memorials, and other matters concerning the 
Building, shall follow the General Prayer. 



Tf The following Prayer may be used in place of the Prayer (p. 86), or 
at Vespers of the Day of Dedication. 

ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God, Whom the 
jljl Heaven of heavens cannot contain, yet Who art 
willing to have an House fashioned by man, wherein 
Thine honor dwelleth and where men may worship 
Thee : Of Thy love and mercy, we beseech Thee, vouch- 
safe Thy presence here that this Church which we have 
reared to the glory of Thy Name, and do now wholly 
devote and dedicate to Thee, may by Thee be accepted 
and hallowed, to the end that souls may here be gath- 
ered, nourished in Thy love, and made fruitful in Thy 
service; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. 
Amen. 

ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God, Who hast called 
L men to the service of Thy Sanctuary: Vouchsafe 
to all who here minister before Thee the direction, aid 
and counsel of Thy Holy Spirit, that they may serve 
Thee with pure hearts and holy lives; preach Thy Word 
according to Thy loving purpose in Christ Jesus; 
humbly and devoutly administer Thy Sacraments; and 
be found acceptable to Thee as good and faithful stew- 



ORDER FOR THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH 89 

ards of Thy grace; through the same Jesus Christ, our 
Lord. Amen. 

MOST Merciful Father, Who hast revealed Thy love 
in Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, and through Thy 
Holy Word dost announce the precious message of sal- 
vation in Him: Vouchsafe Thy love to all who hear Thy 
Word read and preached in this place, that, called to 
Thy service, they may hold fast the Truth, and faith- 
fully bear unto the end the yoke of Jesus Christ, Thy 
dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

A LMIGHTY God, Heavenly Father, Who through 
l\ the washing of regeneration by water and the 
Word 9 hast ordained a sacramental means of entrance 
into Thy Kingdom: Vouchsafe to all who shall be con- 
secrated to Thee at this Font by Holy Baptism ever to 
remain true to this blessed covenant, and finally to at- 
tain everlasting Life; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, 
our Lord. Amen, 

MOST Merciful Father, Who in Thy dear Son, hast 
given us the Way, the Truth and the Life, and 
through Him dost call all men to give Thee heart and 
soul and strength and life: Vouchsafe to all, who, here 
before this Altar, confess the Lord Jesus before men 2 
the blessing of Thy Holy "Spirit, that in Thy Church 
they may be living stones, elect and precious; through 
the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

ALMIGHTY God, Everlasting Father, Who dost 
l refresh us as we have need, and dost strengthen 
our faith with heavenly food, so that we go from strength 
to strength : Vouchsafe to all who receive at this Altar 
the Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Thy dear 
Son, to approach this holy Mystery with pure hearts, 
believing desire, and devout thanksgiving, that, com- 
forted with Thy eternal love and goodness, they may be 



90 THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 

nourished and strengthened in faith, live in love and to 
the praise of Thy Holy Name, and finally attain to Thy 
presence in eternity; through the same Jesus Christ, 
Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

OGOD, Who dost call all men to Thee, and Who 
dost graciously receive all them that come: 
Vouchsafe Thy pardon to all those who here confess 
their sins; bestow the comfort of Thy Spirit on those 
who humbly and faithfully bring Thee their needs and 
sorrows; accept the praise and worship that are offered 
here; and grant that many may find Thee in this place, 
and finding Thee, be filled in soul and body with all 
things needful; and finally, with all Thine own, be united 
in that communion with Thee which is eternal in the 
heavens, where Thou livest and reignest, ever One God, 
world without end. Amen. 

ORDER FOR THE OPENING 
OF SYNODS 



Tf Conventions of Synods of the Church, and of other Bodies representing 
Synods, shall be opened with The Service, including a Sermon and 
the Holy Communion. 

If The first Business Session shall open with a Hymn of Invocation of 
the Holy Ghost, after which the President shall offer Prayer, as here 
followeth; if the first Business Session be held immediately after The 
Service, this Order shall begin with the ivords: I do now declare, etc. 



A f 



1f The President shall say: 

S there are many members in one body: 
B?. So we, being many, are one body in Christ. 

Let us follow after the things which make for peace: 
Iff. And things wherewith one may edify another. 



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Where two or three are gathered together in My Name : 
B/. There am I in the midst of them. 

Behold, I have set before thee an open door : 
I}/. And no man can shut it. 

I beseech you to walk worthy of the vocation where- 
with ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness: 

BJ. Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in 
the bond of peace. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

Bf. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

The Lord be with you. 
BJ. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 

1f Then shall be said one or more of the following Collects, or any other 
suitable Prayer. 

OGOD, Who didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful 
people, by sending to them the light of Thy Holy 
Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right 
judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in His 
holy comfort; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. 
Amen. 

ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
±\. Christ, of Whom the whole family in heaven and 
earth is named: Grant, we beseech Thee, unto Thy 
Church here assembled, the presence of the Holy Spirit, 
that in our deliberations we may be guided into all 
truth, preserved from strife and vainglory, and, one in 
Thee, may constantly abide in that Christian unity 
which is well pleasing in Thy sight; through the same 
Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



92 THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 

ALMIGHTY God, Who, in Thy Holy Word, hast 
l given us a rule of faith and life: Grant us by the 
teaching of the same to have courage and wisdom to 
devise, and grace and strength to act, to the end that 
Thy ministers and congregations may be established and 
comforted, Thy Gospel everywhere purely preached, 
Thy kingdom among men extended, and ^hy people, 
knowing the riches of their heavenly calling, may be one 
in the faith and confession of Thy saving truth, and in 
communion with one another; through the same Jesus 
Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

ALMIGHTY God, Heavenly Father, Who hast prom- 
l ised by Thy Son, Jesus Christ, to be with Thy 
Church unto the end of the world, and that the gates 
of heir shall not prevail against it: Graciously make 
Thy strength perfect in our weakness, and according 
to Thy promise, be present with us, Thine unworthy 
servants, and grant us Thy merciful help; through the 
same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

DIRECT us, O Lord, in all our doings, with Thy 
most gracious favor, and further us with Thy con- 
tinual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and 
ended in Thee, we may glorify Thy Holy Name; and 
finally, by Thy mercy, obtain everlasting life; through 
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, 
world without end. Amen. 

If Then shall the President say: 

I DO now declare this Convention of the 
. open : In the Name of 

the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
Amen. 



A 



ND now may the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
Who hath called us with an holy calling, and hath 



ORDER FOR THE OPENING OF SYNODS 93 

committed to our trust the glorious Gospel of the 
grace of God, make you to increase and abound in 
love toward one another, and toward all men, that you 
may be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the 
work of the Lord. 

If Then shall all say: 
Amen. 



% The following Prayer may he used in churches on the Sunday, or 
during the week, before the meeting of a Synod, General Body, or 
Conference, or during its sessions. 

OLORD, the only Source of all true Wisdom: We 
invoke Thy blessing upon the 

about to assemble (now assembled) in Thy Name, to 
deliberate upon those things which make for the main- 
tenance, the well-being and the extension of Thy Holy 
Church among us and throughout all the world; and as 
Thou hast promised to send Thy Holy Spirit to lead 
Thy people into all truth, so rule the hearts and guide 
the counsels of the representatives of the Church, that, 
protected from the errors of human frailty, they may 
seek only Thy glory and the welfare of those whom 
Thou hast redeemed by the death of Thy Son; Who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever 
One God, world without end. Amen. 



94 THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 

ORDER FOR THE CLOSING 
OF SYNODS 



If A Hymn of Praise or Thanksgiving may be sung, and the Litany 
or the Bidding Prayer may be used. 

Tf The President shall offer Prayer as here followeth; but if the Conven- 
tion closes with a Service, this Order shall begin with the words: Now 
unto Him, etc. 

If The President shall say: 

OLORD, save Thy people: 
X$/. And bless Thine inheritance. 
My word shall accomplish that which I please : 

BJ. And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent 
it. 

Ye shall be witnesses unto Me: 

I$7. Unto the uttermost parts of the earth. 
I have chosen you, and ordained you: 

15/. That ye should go and bring forth fruit, and 
that your fruit should remain. 
And lo, I am with you alway: 

B/. Even unto the end of the world. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

I?/. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

The Lord be with you. 
I$7. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 

If Then shall be said one or more of the following Collects, or any other 
suitable prayer. 

ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God, Who alone doest 
l great wonders: Send down upon Thy Ministers 
and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, 



ORDER FOR THE CLOSING OF SYNODS 95 

the healthful Spirit of Thy grace; and, that they may 
truly please Thee, pour upon them the continual dew of 
Thy blessing; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. 
Amen. 

GRANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, unto Thy 
Church, Thy Holy Spirit, and the wisdom which 
cometh down from above, that Thy Word, as becometh 
it, may not be bound, but have free course and be 
preached to the joy and edifying of Christ's holy 
people, that in steadfast faith we may serve Thee, and 
in the confession of Thy Name abide unto the end; 
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

OGOD, Who restorest to the right way them that 
err, Who gatherest them that are scattered, and 
preservest them that are gathered: Of Thy tender 
mercy, we beseech Thee, pour upon Thy Christian 
people the grace of Unity, that, all schisms being 
healed, Thy flock, united to the true Shepherd of Thy 
Church, may worthily serve Thee; through the same 
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

OGOD, Who hast called us to Thy service, and laid 
upon us the care of Thy churches: Help us, by 
Thy Spirit, that in our several fields of labor we may 
have the courage consistently to declare and teach, and 
the wisdom and strength faithfully to perform, what we 
have here resolved in Thy fear and for Thy glory; 
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

ALMIGHTY God, Heavenly Father, Who, through 
l Thy Son, Jesus Christ, hast given commandment 
unto Thy disciples to go into all the world and preach 
the Gospel to every creature: Grant us a ready will to 
obey Thy Word; and as we have entered into the labors 
of other men, help us to serve Thee, that others may 
enter into our labors ; and that we with them, and they 



96 THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 

with us, may attain unto everlasting life; through the 
same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One 
God, world without end. Amen. 

If Then shall all say: 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us: And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

If Then shall the President say: 

NOW unto Him that is able to do exceeding abun- 
dantly above all that we ask or think, according to 
the power that worketh in us; unto Him be glory in the 
Church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world 
without end. 

I DO now declare this Convention closed: In the 
Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost. Amen. 

LET us stand fast in the love of Christ, that, when 
J He cometh in His glory, we may rejoice before 
Him with exceeding joy. 

If Then shall all say: 
Amen. 

If Then shall the President say: 

THE Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love 
of God, and the Communion of the Holy Ghost, be 
with you all. Amen. 



ORDER FOR INSTALLATION OF CHURCH COUNCIL 97 

ORDER FOR THE INSTALLATION 
OF A CHURCH COUNCIL 



If The Order for the Installation of a Church Council may be used at 

The Service or at Vespers. 
If When used at The Service, it shall follow the General Prayer (the 

Lord's Prayer being omitted) and conclude with a Hymn and the 

Benediction. 
If When used at Vespers, it shall follow the Hymn after the Address, 

and conclude with a Hymn, after which shall be said the Collects, the 

Benedicamus and the Benediction. 



If The Minister shall announce the names of those who have been elected 
to office, and they shall then present themselves before the Altar, 

If Then shall the Minister say: 

DEAR Brethren: Hear what the Word of God saith 
concerning the institution of the office to which 
you have been called: 

THEN the Twelve called the multitude of the dis- 
ciples unto them, and said. It is not reason that we 
should leave the word of God, and serve tables. Where- 
fore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of 
honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom 
we may appoint over this business. 

HEAR the duties of the office to which you have 
been elected by this Congregation. 
It will be your duty to see : That the services of God's 
House be held at the proper times, and conducted in 
accordance with the Order of the Church; that the pure 
Word of God be preached, as the Church confesses it, 
and only by those duly authorized according to the 
Constitution of this Congregation; that provision be 
made for the Christian instruction of the young; that 
strict discipline be maintained, the erring admonished 
and impenitent offenders excluded from the communion 



98 THE OCCASIONAL SERVICES 

of the Church; that the property of the Congregation 
be cared for, and all that relates to its worldly affairs 
properly administered. 

It will furthermore be your duty: To assist the 
Pastor in the care of the sick and needy, in the cultiva- 
tion of harmony among the members, in the promotion 
of the general welfare of the Congregation, and in the 
furtherance of Christ's Kingdom, at home and abroad. 

Nor should you be unmindful that, while holiness 
of life and conversation is required of all who name 
the Name of Christ; it is especially incumbent upon 
those who have been called to be office-bearers in His 
Church to show themselves in all things, by word and 
example, a pattern of good works. 

I ASK you, therefore: Do you accept the office to 
which you have been called, and do you promise 
to discharge its duties faithfully, in the fear of God, 
and in accordance with the Constitution of this Con- 
gregation, and the principles and usages of the Church? 

1f Then shall the Officers-elect answer: 
Yes, by the help of God. 

Tf Then the Minister, taking the right hand of each one, shall say: 

ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, Who hath 
L called you to the service of His Church, en- 
lighten and strengthen you in your office, that you 
may prove a good and faithful steward, to the glory 
of His holy Name. Amen. 

1f Then shall the Minister say: 
Let us pray. 

LORD God, Heavenly Father, Who according to 
J Thy gracious will, hast established within Thy 
Church on earth, besides the Ministry of the Word, 



ORDER FOR INSTALLATION OF CHURCH COUNCIL 99 

other offices for the ministration of Thy manifold 
gifts of grace : We thank Thee that, in this place, Thou 
hast provided men of honest report, ready to serve 
this Congregation for Thy sake; and we humbly 
pray Thee to enrich them abundantly with Thy Holy 
Spirit, that they may have wisdom and strength for 
the service unto which Thou hast called them. Let 
Thy blessing rest also on this Congregation, not only 
in that w^hich pertaineth to its temporal affairs, but, 
above all, in spiritual and heavenly gifts. Strengthen 
the faith, quicken the love and enkindle the zeal of 
its members, that Thy Name may be glorified, and 
that, both here and in all places, the Kingdom of Thy 
dear Son may be advanced; through Whom we pray: 

If Then shall all say: 

OUR Father, Who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy 
Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily 
bread; iVnd forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us; And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and 
ever. Amen. 

If Then shall the Minister say: 

THEREFORE be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always 
abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as 
ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 
Amen. 



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